This BBC news item highlights French sensitivities to the use of the tricolour. The trigger–a contest winning photo of a man using it to wipe his behind… http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8636331.stm
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Flagging the nation?
Posted in 1, Nationalism in the News on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Trilingual Sign
Posted in 1 on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting article on the relationship between religion, language and the nation waleshome
The formation of Nations
Posted in 1 on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thought this was an interesting article which highlights what we were talking about last week that globalization is something old and has intensified over centuries as opposed to being a product of neo-liberalism of the past 30 years. Even though Nations were processes which drew boundaries, they were very much formed by people who were [...]
“Nationalism has no place in climate change…” (Greenpeace,2009) Climate Change and the significance of nationalism
Posted in 1 on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week we will be discussing how Climate Change can affect National Policy and shape the political landscape of particular countries. Because Climate Change is a truly global phenomenon which transcends national boundaries, good relationships between countries is essential for the successful implementation of environmental management. As a result, the politics of climate change is [...]
Too left-wing to be German
Posted in 1 on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I came across two cases in February when German citizenship was rejected on grounds of socialist ideology. The first case I heard of occurred in the city of Hanover. A 20-years-old Syrian from the Socialist German Labour-youth (SDAJ) was denied citizenship because of his political engagement; apart from that he is regarded as “well integrated”. [...]
