Economic Nationalism: Bringing the Nation Back In

Economic nationalism is reconsidered in three ways. First, the literature on economic nationalism is reviewed, revealing the dominance of realist, state centred formulations. Second, a parallel problem is found in the literature on national identity and nationalism. Nation is most often defined in s...

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Published in:Millennium 1998-01, Vol.27 (1), p.55-75
Main Author: Crane, George T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CONCEPT OF THE NATION-STATE
Economic nationalism
ECONOMICS
IDENTITY
Nation
National Identity
NATIONALISM
Political theory
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Summary:Economic nationalism is reconsidered in three ways. First, the literature on economic nationalism is reviewed, revealing the dominance of realist, state centred formulations. Second, a parallel problem is found in the literature on national identity and nationalism. Nation is most often defined in socio-cultural terms, with little consideration of how economic practice might symbolise nation. The oversight impoverishes theories of both national identity and economic nationalism. Third, an expanded definition of a national identity that encompasses representations of economic life as well as socio-cultural memories is brought back into debates of economic nationalism. The aim is to shed new light on the variability and tenacity of economic nationalism, as well as the fragility of national identity. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0305-8298
1477-9021
DOI:10.1177/03058298980270011001