A conversation with a friend in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 2007 evoked how much the idea of globalisation has permeated ideas of legitimacy in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Almost sharply, this friend said, ‘Don’t forget, the Prophet imagined Islam as global long before anyone was talking about globalisation.’ If being global has become the currency of neoliberal respect, ...

In a contemporary phase of competing ethnonationalism, Jyotiprasad Agarwala and Bishnuprasad Rava continue to remain relevant Assamese society. This is proven by the simple fact that every artist from Assam never let go opportunity establish their allegiance Agarwala. Unquestionably, two most revered cultural heroes provided way forward for more inclusive The fertile contexts Indian Freedom Mov...

The purpose of this article is to cast some light on the question as why and how nationalism appeared rather suddenly on the political stage in Turkey at the beginning of the 20 th century. This article asserts that Turkish nationalism was an answer to the particular historical conditions that characterised the final phases of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of the modern Turkey. This article ...

This paper makes an effort to provide a framework for good governance in India by identifying its essential features and shortcomings in its working and emphasizes need for innovative approaches. No theory of governance could be intelligible unless it is seen in the context of its time. India’s democratic experience of the past six decades has clearly established that good governance must aim a...

The literature on African nationalism is replete with conceptual categories that describe the various stages and types of African nationalism and the resistance to colonial rule. Among the foremost scholars on African nationalism are J. Ade Ajayi and Terrence Ranger. The works of these scholars appear to have created a conceptual disagreement on the roots of African nationalism. The article ana...

This paper contributes to existing debates on the significance of modem diasporas in the context of global politics. In particular, it examines how nationalism has adapted to the newly emerging transnational environment. The new type of nationalism, long-distance nationalism, utilises modern forms of communication and travel to sustain its potency and relevance. Long-distance nationalism is not...

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...

Schools and textbooks are significant mediums for the transmission of political ideas. Textbooks therefore reflect ideology day whilst imparting values, goals, myths to younger generations. This article provides an insight into nexus between politics, state, social contract, school in India. It critically highlights ways which discourses parties (national) Self Other invoked reflected underpinn...