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Nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity
This paper adds to debates on the double-edged and contested nature of nationalism and its relationships with migration and diaspora. It does this by focusing on the notion of purity and highlights the ways in which national identities can be based on homogenising constructions of the nation. In an...
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| description | This paper adds to debates on the double-edged and contested nature of nationalism and its relationships with migration and diaspora. It does this by focusing on the notion of purity and highlights the ways in which national identities can be based on homogenising constructions of the nation. In an age where the nation-state system and migration are both important and in which there are recurring politicised uses of nationalism in potentially extreme ways, the paper discusses how nationalism can be problematic. It calls for contextualised and grounded research on the everyday meanings of nationalism in order to emphasise the messy and often ambivalent nature of national identities. In this way, it argues that there is potential for 'rescuing nationalism' as a more inclusive, diverse notion. |
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| spelling | rr-article-94829932010-01-01T00:00:00Z Nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity Elizabeth Mavroudi (1254813) Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified Nationalism National identity Migration Diaspora Purity Diversity Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified This paper adds to debates on the double-edged and contested nature of nationalism and its relationships with migration and diaspora. It does this by focusing on the notion of purity and highlights the ways in which national identities can be based on homogenising constructions of the nation. In an age where the nation-state system and migration are both important and in which there are recurring politicised uses of nationalism in potentially extreme ways, the paper discusses how nationalism can be problematic. It calls for contextualised and grounded research on the everyday meanings of nationalism in order to emphasise the messy and often ambivalent nature of national identities. In this way, it argues that there is potential for 'rescuing nationalism' as a more inclusive, diverse notion. 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/8835 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Nationalism_the_nation_and_migration_searching_for_purity_and_diversity/9482993 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified Nationalism National identity Migration Diaspora Purity Diversity Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified Elizabeth Mavroudi Nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity |
| title | Nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity |
| title_full | Nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity |
| title_fullStr | Nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity |
| title_short | Nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity |
| title_sort | nationalism, the nation and migration: searching for purity and diversity |
| topic | Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified Nationalism National identity Migration Diaspora Purity Diversity Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/8835 |