Nationalism and Populism: Expressions of Fear or Political Strategies?

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2022

Nationalism and Populism

Expressions of Fear or Political Strategies?

Edited by: Carsten Schapkow and Frank Jacob

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110729740

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Nationalism was declared dead too early. At the end of the Cold War, the postnational age was announced and liberalism claimed to have been victorious. Simultaneously, a postnational order was proclaimed. Transnational alliances like the European Union were thought to become much more important in international relations. Instead, we witnessed the rise of various forms of strong nationalisms all over the globe during the early twenty-first century and right-wing parties gaining more and more votes in elections often characterized by heavily nationalist agendas.

This volume shows how nationalist dreams and fears determine politics in an age that was supposed to witness a rather peaceful coexistence amongst nations by those who consider transnational ideas more valuable than national demands. The case studies in the book offer explanations of how and why nationalism made its way back to the common consciousness and which elements stimulated the re-establishment of the aggressive nation-state. Continuities of empire, actual or imagined, as well as the role of “foreign-” and “otherness” for nationalist narratives, are key in order to explain how, among other factors, globalization stimulated the rise of twenty-first century nationalisms.

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Frank Jacob, Nord University, Norway; Carsten Schapkow, University of Oklahoma, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
1 Introduction Carsten Schapkow and Frank Jacob Open Access Download PDF	1
2 The Politics of Fear Revisited Jan-Werner Müller Open Access Download PDF	11
Section 1: Consequences of Nationalism and Populism
3 The Decline of the Occident: A Traditional Narrative of Nationalist Populism Frank Jacob Open Access Download PDF	25
4 Populism in Russian Political Discourse Oleg Kashirskikh and Katerina Tsetsura Open Access Download PDF	47
5 Populism in the ANC and the 2019 Xenophobic Violence in South Africa Mitterand M. Okorie Open Access Download PDF	71
Section 2: Strategies of Nationalism and Populism
6 “We are the streets and we are the law, the 4th Reich is what we are fighting for.” Four Decades of White Power Music in Germany: A Historical-Sociological Reconstruction Maximilian Kreter Open Access Download PDF	99
7 The Germans as a Threat to ‘Us’? The Use of History and Othering of Germans in the Speeches of the Czech President Miloš Zeman Vladimír Naxera Open Access Download PDF	135
8 Dog-Whistle Politics as a Strategy of American Nationalists and Populists: George Soros, the Rothschilds, and Other Conspiracy Theories Armin Langer Open Access Download PDF	157
Section 3: Identity Questions in the 21st Century
9 Nationalism, Populism, and Norwegian Historiography Steinar Aas Open Access Download PDF	191
10 For the Sake of His Country: Henry Luce’s Nationalist-Populist Crusade to Forge “The American Century” Murat Iplikci Open Access Download PDF	211
11 Catholicism, Polish Victimhood, and Nationalist Histories in Partitioned and Contemporary Poland Jonah Roberson Open Access Download PDF	235
12 Populist Politics and the Rise of the AfD in Germany Bjørn P. Müller-Bohn Open Access Download PDF	253
13 The Positive Role of Islam in Indian History and Nehru’s The Discovery of India Britt Leake Open Access Download PDF	275
14 Contributors Open Access Download PDF	299

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Scholars and Graduate Students from different fields, e.g. history, political science, international relations, Policy makers
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 301
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 2
- Tables: 2
Keywords: nationalism; populism; immigration

eBook

Published: August 22, 2022
ISBN: 9783110729740

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Published: August 22, 2022
ISBN: 9783110731279