Nationalism in the twenty-first century : challenges and responses / Claire Sutherland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutherland, Claire.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

Nationalism--History--21st century.

Nation-state--History--21st century.

Nation-state.

Nation-state and globalization.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 206 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

A central feature of the post-Cold War world has been an apparent contradiction between the growth of various forms of transnationalism on the one hand and a resurgence of nationalism on the other.

In this important new book, Claire Sutherland argues that what she calls the 'cosmopolitan challenge' of transnationalism, regionalisation, globalisation and increased migration has not been fundamentally antagonistic to nationalism and nation-states. While some nation-builders have reacted to globalisation as a potential threat, others see it as a significant boost to their country's power and influence. Nationalist ideology continues to be a key factor in contemporary global politics.

Claire Sutherland shows how different manifestations of nationalism and nation-building have responded to each of the key dimensions of the cosmopolitan challenge. She argues that nationalism is eminently flexible and well able to adapt to the demands of twenty-first-century politics. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Why the nation? theories of nationalism

Who belongs to the nation? from patriotism to terrorism

What kind of nation? communist, democratic, multicultural?

Whither the stateless nation? integrating sub-state nationalism

Where is the nation-state? managing citizenship and migration

What now for the nation? responding to regionalisation and globalisation

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230220836

0230220835

9780230220829

0230220827

OCLC:

747533322