Beyond Nationalism and the Nation-State

<p>This book centers on one fundamental question: is it possible to imagine a progressive sense of nation? Rooted in historic and contemporary social struggles the chapters in this collection examine what a progressive sense of nation might look like with authors exploring the theory and practice of the nation beyond nationalism.</p><p>The book is written against the background of rising authoritarian-nationalist movements globally over the last few decades where many countries have witnessed the dramatic escalation of ethnic-nationalist parties impacting and changing mainstream politics and normalizing anti-immigration anti-democratic and Islamophobic discourse. This volume discusses viable alternatives for nationalism which is inherently exclusionary exploring the possibility of a type of nation-based politics which does not follow the principles of nationalism.</p><p>With its focus on nationalism politics and social struggles this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of political and social sciences.</p>