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Nationalism: Key Concepts and Theories

Nationalism: Key Concepts and Theories. Veronika Bajt. 1. Group identity and the need to belong. ‘us’ versus ‘them’ distinction social categorisation of others & self-categorisation ethnocentrism. 2. Terminology. ‘ethny’ (ethnic group) ‘race’ nation

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Nationalism: Key Concepts and Theories

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  1. Nationalism:Key Concepts and Theories Veronika Bajt

  2. 1. Group identity and the need to belong • ‘us’ versus ‘them’ distinction • social categorisation of others & self-categorisation • ethnocentrism

  3. 2. Terminology • ‘ethny’ (ethnic group) • ‘race’ • nation • narod / nacija – cultural / political nation

  4. 3. Context and definition • Modernity • Historic origin of nationalism • National elites • What is nationalism?

  5. 4. Ethnicity and nationalism • Nation: ancient or modern? • What is the nation? • When is the nation?

  6. 5. Classical and contemporary theories of nationalism • Are nations real or constructed? • Primordialists • Perennialists • Ethnicists • Modernists • Constructionists...

  7. 6. Civic and ethnic nationalisms? • ‘Political’ and ‘cultural’ nationalisms • ‘West’ and ‘East’ nationalisms

  8. 7. Nation-building • The 18th century nationalisms • The 19th century nationalisms • The 20th century nationalisms – ‘stateless’ nations

  9. 8. Nation and state • ‘nation-state’ • nation as ethnic majority • nationalism and state-building • citizenship • minorities

  10. 9. History and nationalism • Inventing the past • Myths, symbols, national memories • Myths of shared origin • National rituals • National identity

  11. 10. Nationalism and post-communism • The fall of communism • Renegotiation of social values • Construction of new identities • Break-up of multinational states • Establishment of new states • ‘Nationalising’ nationalism • Contemporary intolerance

  12. 11. Nationalism and globalisation • The end of ‘nation-state’? • Multiculturalism • ‘Jihad versus McWorld’

  13. 12. The future of nationalism • EU: Europe without ‘Europeans’? • Proposals for moving beyond the ‘nation-state’ • The future of national identities • Citizens of the world? • Preservation of minority languages

  14. Next week’s reading list: • From the “Nationalism” Oxford reader (Hutchinson & Smith, 1994): Part I ‘The Question of Definition’: read the Introduction and among Renan, Stalin,Weber, Deutsch, Geertz, Giddens, Connor select at least three! • Read the article by Anna Triandafyllidou ‘National identity and the other’ which I will put up on the info system for you.

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