The Jewish diaspora and Israel: belonging at distance?

The involvement of diasporas in the advent of modern nationalism is not a new phenomenon: already in the 19th century some diasporas wanted to ‘normalise’ their national existence by building a state of their own. However, with the growing globalisation trend in the 199'0s , especially in the a...

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Published in:Nations and nationalism 2017-04, Vol.23 (2), p.271-288
Main Author: Dieckhoff, Alain
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Communication
Cultural identity
Diaspora
diasporas
Ethnic identity
Ethnicity
Globalization
Humanities and Social Sciences
Israel
Jewish diaspora
Jews
long distance nationalism
Nationalism
Participation
Political communication
Political science
Radicalism
religion
Religions
state of Israel
Transportation
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Summary:The involvement of diasporas in the advent of modern nationalism is not a new phenomenon: already in the 19th century some diasporas wanted to ‘normalise’ their national existence by building a state of their own. However, with the growing globalisation trend in the 199'0s , especially in the areas of transportation and communication, Benedict Anderson put forward the idea of long‐distance nationalism (LDN), as a new way of linking diasporas and the national project and thus creating a more intense sense of belonging. LDN has been characterised by him as having two main features: its unaccountability which allows for intense political radicalism, and its instrumental function for strengthening ethnic identity in the diaspora and thus a sense of belonging. I will test those hypotheses in the case of the archetypal Jewish diaspora.
ISSN:1354-5078
1469-8129
DOI:10.1111/nana.12295