Nationalism and Global Solidarities

<p>Even in the face of neoliberal globalization nationalism remains a significant political force. The leading contributors to this new volume explore the extent to which nationalism can be a foundation for alternative solidarities. Against the axiom that with globalization ‘all that is solid melts into air’ this anthology debates the extent to which different forms of solidarity remain viable - from the solidarities of local political groups to the solidarities of nationalism internationalism and alternative globalisms. </p><p>Organized into three sections the book addresses the relationship between the contemporary formations of nationalism globalism and solidarity movements: </p><ul> <li>Part 1 offers a framework for understanding globalization and discusses the effect of globality on nationalism </li> <li>Part 2 addresses the logics of nationalisms in globalizing contexts: respectively liberal nationalism left nationalism post-colonial nationalism and revivals of nationalism </li> <li>Part 3 addresses issues of solidarity and integration in a world of nationalism and globalism asking how differing forms of connectivity may be emerging disrupting prevailing oppositions and relations focusing on social movements and solidarity. </li> </ul><p>Offering the first detailed study of the relationship between globalization and nationalism <em>Nationalism and Global Solidarities</em> will be of strong interest to students and scholars of politics sociology and international political economy.</p>