The Nation and Nationalism in Europe An Introduction

This book offers an overview of the contending approaches to the nation and nationalism, in a European context. Part One explores a wide variety of theoretical perspectives: the authors discuss the controversial issue of methodological dichotomy (civic versus ethnic nationalism) and recent attempts to overcome it. Part Two introduces three types of nationalism: as ideology, social movement and attitude, allowing for a systematic treatment of sub-state and cental state nationalism. The final Part looks at European nationalism in practice, offering new empirical findings. This involves both in-depth single country cases and cross-country comparisons.Key Features*The only textbook on the nation and nationalism which covers the main methodological and analytical issues and gives comparative empirical insights into nationalism in Western and Eastern Europe*Combines a clear exposition of contemporary theoretical positions and perspectives with the authors' own appraisal and synthesis*Presents a critical assessment of the breadth of the literature in the field*Regards nationalism as a contemporary rather than just a historical phenomenon*Challenges the concepts and theories regarding the nation and nationalism with a growing body of relevant empirical research*Includes case studies of nationalism in Britain, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania and the European Union

Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski is Chair of Political Science at the University of Wroclaw, Poland.
Andrzej Marcin Suszycki is Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Potsdam, Germany.