Grounded Nationalisms
A Sociological Analysis

Maleševi? shows how the recent escalation of populist nationalism is not an anomaly, but the result of globalisation and nationalism developing together through modern history.

Siniša Maleševi? (Author)

9781108441247, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 February 2019

320 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.48 kg

'The book makes a very important contribution to several key problems in nationalism studies … its intellectual freshness combined with a very good style of theorizing make Grounded Nationalisms a pleasure to read.' Tomasz Rawski, Colloquia Humanistica

Globalisation is not the enemy of nationalism; instead, as this book shows, the two forces have developed together through modern history. Maleševi? challenges dominant views which see nationalism as a declining social force. He explains why the recent escalations of populist nationalism throughout the world do not represent a social anomaly but are, in fact, a historical norm. By focusing on ever-increasing organisational capacity, greater ideological penetration and networks of micro-solidarity, Maleševi? shows how and why nationalism has become deeply grounded in the everyday life of modern human beings. The author explores the social dynamics of these grounded nationalisms via an analysis of varied contexts, from Ireland to the Balkans. His findings show that increased ideological diffusion and the rising coercive capacities of states and other organisations have enabled nationalism to expand and establish itself as the dominant operative ideology of modernity.

1. Making sense of nationhood
2. Grounded nationalisms and the sociology of the long run
3. Empires and nation-states
4. Nationalisms and imperialisms
5. What makes a small nation?
6. Nationalisms and statehood in Ireland
7. Nationalisms and wars in the Balkans
8. Balkan piedmont?
9. From sacrifice to prestige
10. Globalisation and nationalist subjectivities
11. Grounded nationalisms and the privatisation of security
Conclusion: the omnipotence of nationalisms
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Nationalism [JPFN], Comparative politics [JPB], Sociology [JHB]