"crafting of new, shared political spaces where modest forms of a-national identities could evolve"
Sounds so lovely doesn`t it? This is absolutely typical of post-nationalist western European political science thought. It is equally as romantic as the nationalist schools of thought it seeks to replace. The problem is, Eyal, that nationalism works pretty well. And the fluffy ideas you float, don`t really. Even in a-national places like Singapore, certain communities dominate. I just finished reading a book on inter-communal relations in the Ottoman Empire. This a-national identity is not as rosy as you depict. High walls make for good neighbours. |
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