In this blog Brian Girvin (University of Glasgow) examines the complex relationship between political violence and nationalism. He considers possible justifications for the use of violence for political ends, arguing that is use can be justified in limited circumstances only. He finds that while there is an association between violence and nationalism, other factors such as state dominance and imperial claims are more important.
Fear and Loathing in the Holy Land
In this blog, Brian Girvin University of Glasgow evaluates the prospects for a united Ireland in the near future. Recent political, economic and demographic change has destabilied the United Kingdom and the demand for a border poll to determine the future of Northern Ireland is one reflection of this. However, it is suggested that achieving a majority will be difficult in the short term and that Northern Ireland remains a deeply divided society, especially on the question of its constitutional future.
In this post Kyra Sanchez Clapper, University of Memphis, discusses political shifts in France and its departments during the 2022 French presidential election.
In this post Yoav Peled, Tel Aviv University, discusses the relations between nationalist pride and religious exclusion in Israel.
In this blog, Brian Girvin (University of Glasgow) discusses the status of political independence after the invasion of Ukraine. The blog focuses on two themes. The first assesses Vladimir Putin’s essay ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians’, which denies that Ukraine has had or can have an independent existence.
Nationalist Constitutionalism – Israel’s High Court and the Jewish Nation Law
In this post, Chris Gilligan continues his discussion of the topic of sovereignty and nationalism.
In this post, Brian Girvin University of Glasgow, argues that the 2014 referendum on independence in Scotland and the 2016 vote to leave the European Union has prompted a political realignment in Scotland and England, as well as destabilising the United Kingdom.
In this post Yoav Peled, Tel Aviv University, discusses the relations between nationalism and religion among Muslims and Jews in Israel.
In this post, Chris Gilligan continues his discussion of the topic of sovereignty and nationalism.
For my research on conspiracy theories, religion, and extremism I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time of the social media platform Telegram. For a few weeks, a group named White Lives Matter (WLM) had been planning rallies and protests in the major cities in the United States and in Toronto, Canada.
For my research on conspiracy theories, religion, and extremism I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time of the social media platform Telegram. For a few weeks, a group named White Lives Matter (WLM) had been planning rallies and protests in the major cities in the United States and in Toronto, Canada.
In this post for Vistas, Kyra Sanchez-Clapper of the University of Memphis discusses the relations between nationalism and ecotourism.
Does Britain have a Future?
In this post Brian Girvin, University of Glasgow, examines some of the challenges to the future of Britain and the United Kingdom
Nationalism and Religion
At the heart of the Great Reset Conspiracy, a theory that global elites are using the pandemic to establish a New World Order (NWO), is a confluence of fears brought forward by the pandemic, including economic, health, and the long-standing notion of elites enslaving humanity.
In this post, Yoav Peled, Tel Aviv University, discusses the relations between ethno-nationalism, neo-liberalism, and right-wing populism.
As per the definition of Katherine Stewart in her book The Power Worshippers, Christian nationalism is based upon the myth that the American republic was created and founded as a Christian nation, and as such, the legitimate government “rests not on the consent of the governed but on adherence to the doctrines of a specific religious, ethnic, and cultural heritage.” (Stewart 2020) Under this definition, the laws of the land should not be based upon delib
In this contribution Brian Girvin, University of Glasgow, discusses the complex nature of state and nation in the study of nationalism.
Chris Gilligan, author of Northern Ireland and the Crisis of Anti-racism, introduces the first in a series of Blog posts on the topic of sovereignty and nationalism.
In this post for Vistas, Carmen Celestini of the University of Waterloo and the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism explores the QAnon phenomenon and what it can tell us about politics and society.
Normalizing the One-State Reality
In this inaugural post of H-Nationalism's new blog, Vistas, Brian Girvin addresses the weakness of international law in respect of secessionist conflicts.
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