Theorizing Nationalism (Suny Series, Political Theory) (SUNY Series in Political Theory: Contemporary Issues)

Presents some of the best work by political theorists on themes concerning citizenship, national identity, and the philosophical meaning of political membership.Theorizing Nationalism directly addresses the normative dimensions of nationalism. A sequel to Theorizing Citizenship, this volume brings theoretical and philosophical clarity to an examination of the political appeal and normative status of nationalist claims. Some of the themes it discusses are the following: whether there is a “right” to collective self-determination, the relationship between nationalism and modernity, whether nationalism and liberalism can be reconciled, whether there is a theoretically legitimate distinction between so-called civic and ethnic versions of nationalism, and the “existential” attractiveness of nationalism.Ronald Beiner is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is the editor of Theorizing Citizenship, also published by SUNY Press, and the recipient of the Canadian Political Science Association's Macpherson Prize for What's the Matter with Liberalism? Theorizing Nationalism Directly Addresses The Normative Dimensions Of Nationalism. Some Of The Themes It Discusses Are The Following Whether There Is A Right To Collective Self-determination, The Relationship Between Nationalism And Modernity, Whether Nationalism And Liberalism Can Be Reconciled, Whether There Is A Theoretically Legitimate Distinction Between So-called Civic And Ethnic Versions Of Nationalism, And The Existential Attractiveness Of Nationalism.--jacket. Introduction: Nationalism's Challenge To Political Philosophy / Ronald Beiner. -- Nationalism / John Dunn. -- Theorizing Nationalism (normatively): The First Steps / Wayne Norman. -- Theoretical Difficulties In The Study Of Nationalism / Yael Tamir. -- Nationalism And The Narcissism Of Minor Differences / Michael Ignatieff. -- The Myth Of The Civic Nation / Bernard Yack. -- Cultural Nationalism, Neither Ethnic Nor Civic / Kai Nielsen. -- Misunderstanding Nationalism / Will Kymlicka. -- Modernity And Cultural Vulnerability: Should Ethnicity Be Privileged / Brian Walker. -- How Liberal Can Nationalism Be? / Judith Lichtenberg. -- Nation And Nationalism / Neil Maccormick. -- The New Tribalism: Notes On A Difficult Problem / Michael Walzer. -- Nationalism And Modernity / Charles Taylor. -- Self-government Revisited / Brian Barry. -- The First Person Plural / Roger Scruton. -- The Incoherence Of Nationalism / Bhikhu Parekh. Edited By Ronald Beiner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.