Everyday Nationhood

Theorising Culture, Identity and Belonging after Banal Nationalism

Michael Skey, Marco Antonsich, Michael Skey, Marco Antonsich

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781137570970
• eBook ISBN: 9781137570987
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Social Sciences

This edited collection explores the continuing appeal of nationalism around the world. The authors' ground-breaking research demonstrates the ways in which national priorities and sensibilities frame an extraordinary array of activities, from classroom discussions and social media posts to global policy-making, as well as identifying the value that can come from feeling part of a national community, especially during times of economic uncertainty and social change.  They also note how attachments to nation can often generate powerful emotions, happiness and pride as well as anger and frustration, which can be used to mobilize substantial numbers of people into action. 

Featuring contributions from leading social scientists across a range of disciplines, including sociology, geography, political science, social psychology, media and cultural studies, the book presents a number of case studies covering a range of countries including Russia, Germany, New Zealand, Serbia, Japan, Azerbaijan, Greece and the USA. 

Everyday Nationhood will appeal to students and scholars of nationalism, globalization and identity across the social sciences as well as those with an interest in understanding the role of nationalism in shaping some of the most pressing political crises- migration, economic protectionism, populism - of the contemporary era.  

 

Table of contents

• Contents
• About the Editors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction: The Persistence of Banal Nationalism
• Part I Critical Reflections on the Banal Nationalism Thesis
• The Rhetoric of Nationalism
• The Universality of Banal Nationalism, Or Can the Flag Hang Unobtrusively Outside a Serbian Post Office?
• Banal Nationalism in the Internet Age: Rethinking the Relationship Between Nations, Nationalisms and the Media
• Part II Everyday Practices and Attitudes
• The Name and The Nation: Banal Nationalism and Name Change Practices in the Context of Co-ethnic Migration to Germany
• Collective Charisma, Selective Exclusion and National Belonging: ‘False’ and ‘Real’ Greeks from the Former Soviet Union
• Humming Along: Public and Private Patriotism in Putin’s Russia
• Nationhood as Cultural Repertoire: Collective Identities and Political Attitudes in France and Germany
• Part III Affect
• On Affect, Dancing and National Bodies
• Making Sense of Everyday Nationhood: Traces in the Experiential World
• Doing Affect Around National Days: MundaneBanal Practice or the Call of ‘Another Space’?
• Part IV The Transnational and the Global
• Narratives of Legitimacy: Making Nationalism Banal
• Banal Nationalism and UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List: Cases of Washoku and the Gastronomic Meal of the French
• Banal Nationalism and Consumer Activism: The Case of #BoycottGermany
• Part V Conclusion
• Banal Nationalism and the Imagining of Politics
• Conclusion: The Present and Future of Nationalism
• Index