52 research outputs found
âDominant ethnicityâ and the âethnic-civicâ dichotomy in the work of A. D. Smith
This article considers the way in which the work of Anthony Smith has helped to structure debates surrounding the role of ethnicity in present-day nations. Two major lines of enquiry are evident here. First, the contemporary role of dominant ethnic groups within 'their' nations and second, the interplay between ethnic and civic elements in nationalist argument. The two processes are related, but maintain elements of distinctiveness. Smith's major contribution to the dominant ethnicity debate has been to disembed ethnicity from the ideologically-charged and/or anglo-centric discourse of ethnic relations and to place it in historical context, thereby opening up space for dominant group ethnicity to be considered as a distinct phenomenon. This said, Smith's work does not adequately account for the vicissitudes of dominant ethnicity in the contemporary West. Building on the classical works of Hans Kohn and Friedrich Meinecke, Anthony Smith has also made a seminal contribution to the debate on civic and ethnic forms of national identity and nationalist ideology. As well as freeing this debate from the strong normative overtones which it has often carried, he has continued to insist that the terms civic and ethnic should be treated as an ideal-typical distinction rather than a scheme of classification
Friends or foes? migrants and sub-state nationalists in Europe
How do sub-state nationalists respond to the growing presence of cultural diversity in their âhomelandsâ resulting from migration? Sub-state nationalists in Europe, in ânations without statesâ such as Catalonia and Scotland, have been challenging the traditional nation-state model for many decades. While the arguments in favour of autonomy or independence levelled by these movements have become more complex, sub-state nationalist movements remain grounded by their perceived national community that is distinct from the majority nation. Migration to the âhomelandâ of a sub-state nation, then, presents a conundrum for sub-state elites that we label the âlegitimation paradoxâ: too much internal diversity may undermine the claim to cultural distinctiveness. We engage with three common intervening variables thought to influence how sub-state nationalists confront the âlegitimation paradoxâ: civic/ethnic nationalism, degree of political autonomy, and party competition. Our overarching argument is that none of these factors have a unidirectional or determinate effect on the sub-state nationalism-immigration nexus, which is why the nuanced case studies that comprise this Special Issue are worthwhile endeavours
No Future Without (Personal) Forgiveness: Reexamining the Role of Forgiveness in Transitional Justice
Books in Review
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68575/2/10.1177_0090591790018004018.pd
Natural Right and Aristotle's Understanding of Justice
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/69088/2/10.1177_0090591790018002002.pd
The Correct Concept of Justice - Fred D. MillerJr,: Nature, Justics, and Rights in Aristotle's Politics. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Pp. xxvii, 424. $49.50.)
Thomas Pangle: Aristotle's Teaching in the âPolitics.â (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Pp. 368.)
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