Radical Nationalism in Contemporary Bulgaria

Nationalism, Internationalism and Chinese Foreign Policy

This article examines the role of nationalism in shaping Chinese foreign policy in the history of contemporary China over the last 100 years. Nationalism is used here as an analytical term, rather than in the usual popular pejorative sense. By tracing the various expressions of contemporary Chinese nationalism, this article argues that nationalism is one of the key enduring driving forces which...

The Hegemony of Multiculturalism. A Comment on Will Kymlicka’s Theory of Nationalism

The author discusses the theory of liberal nationalism of the prominent Canadian political theorist Will Kymlicka. According to Kymlicka, liberal nationalism is a necessary ingredient of developed liberal democracy, because social justice, deliberative democracy and individual freedom are most efficiently achieved within national political units. Kymlicka defines his theory as liberal culturali...

Political archaeology and the Growth of nationalism in historiography of Iran in early twenty century: the Case of Pirniya’s Ancient History

It is argued that whenever the political situation provides a favourable environment, the archaeological activities have been encouraged to provoke nationalism, and historians in various capacities have used archaeological data and historical records to advocate nationalist agendas.  Owing to its rich archaeological and historical past and its contemporary socio-cultural diversity, Iran is, par...

Nationalism and Racism: Their Relationship and Development

The first breakthrough of nationalism, if not its birth, is often thought to have risen out of the French revolution in the late 18 th century. The revolution has been said to mark the "dawn of the modern era" 1 and was crucial in the political transformation of Europe that would ensue in the next two centuries. The ideas of liberalism and selfdeterminism that emerged out of the revolution spre...

Queer Melayu: Queer Sexualities and the Politics of Malay Identity and Nationalism in Contemporary Malaysian Literature and Culture