East vs. West? A radically comparative approach to nations and nationalism in European history (19th-20th C.).

Nations and nationalism from the margins. A research agendaThis collaborative project wants to innovate nations and nationalism research 'from three margins':1. Thematically: studying groups that are not part of national(ist) movements, have resisted national integration and/or have been neglected by scholars. 2. Methodologically and heuristically: reframing nations and nationalism from outside nationalism studies (e.g. urban history, ethnomethodology), bringing together scholars from diverse fields (e.g. history, political science, sociology, anthropology, literary studies, etc.), using original or underused sources. 3. Geographicallyintegrating and comparing 'marginal' cases that are often neglected because most research focuses on the well-known larger cases.In order to further this research agenda, we plan to organise four intensive workshops that have to result in a publication:1. Breaching banal nationalism2. National indifference3. National identification and personal experience4. Rethinking civic vs. ethnic nationalismMore information on: www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferences/from-the-margins/programme/

Keywords:POLITICAL HISTORY, EUROPEAN HISTORY, NATIONALISM

Disciplines:History

Project type:Collaboration project