Everyday Nationhood: Theorising Culture, Identity and Belonging after Banal Nationalism

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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, USA, New Zealand, Serbia, Japan and Greece. 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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction: The Persistence of Banal Nationalism (Marco Antonsich, Michael Skey)....Pages 1-13 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 The Rhetoric of Nationalism (Craig Calhoun)....Pages 17-30 The Universality of Banal Nationalism, Or Can the Flag Hang Unobtrusively Outside a Serbian Post Office? (Ivana Spasić)....Pages 31-51 Banal Nationalism in the Internet Age: Rethinking the Relationship Between Nations, Nationalisms and the Media (Lukasz Szulc)....Pages 53-74 Front Matter ....Pages 75-75 The Name and The Nation: Banal Nationalism and Name Change Practices in the Context of Co-ethnic Migration to Germany (Gesine Wallem)....Pages 77-96 Collective Charisma, Selective Exclusion and National Belonging: ‘False’ and ‘Real’ Greeks from the Former Soviet Union (Manolis Pratsinakis)....Pages 97-120 Humming Along: Public and Private Patriotism in Putin’s Russia (J. Paul Goode)....Pages 121-146 Nationhood as Cultural Repertoire: Collective Identities and Political Attitudes in France and Germany (Bart Bonikowski)....Pages 147-174 Front Matter ....Pages 175-175 On Affect, Dancing and National Bodies (Elisabeth Militz)....Pages 177-195 Making Sense of Everyday Nationhood: Traces in the Experiential World (Shanti Sumartojo)....Pages 197-214 Doing Affect Around National Days: Mundane/Banal Practice or the Call of ‘Another Space’? (T. McCreanor, E. Muriwai, M. Wetherell, H. Moewaka Barnes, A. Moewaka Barnes)....Pages 215-238 Front Matter ....Pages 239-239 Narratives of Legitimacy: Making Nationalism Banal (Melissa Aronczyk)....Pages 241-258 Banal Nationalism and UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List: Cases of Washoku and the Gastronomic Meal of the French (Atsuko Ichijo)....Pages 259-284 Banal Nationalism and Consumer Activism: The Case of #BoycottGermany (Eleftheria J. Lekakis)....Pages 285-304 Front Matter ....Pages 305-305 Banal Nationalism and the Imagining of Politics (Michael Billig)....Pages 307-321 Conclusion: The Present and Future of Nationalism (Michael Skey, Marco Antonsich)....Pages 323-334 Back Matter ....Pages 335-339