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COVID‐19, nationalism, and the politics of crisis: A scholarly exchange
Author(s) -
Woods Eric Taylor,
Schertzer Robert,
Greenfeld Liah,
Hughes Chris,
MillerIdriss Cynthia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nations and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1469-8129
pISSN - 1354-5078
DOI - 10.1111/nana.12644
Subject(s) - nationalism , politics , covid-19 , pandemic , political science , political economy , state (computer science) , ethnic group , development economics , sociology , law , economics , medicine , virology , disease , pathology , algorithm , outbreak , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In this article, several scholars of nationalism discuss the potential for the COVID‐19 pandemic to impact the development of nationalism and world politics. To structure the discussion, the contributors respond to three questions: (1) how should we understand the relationship between nationalism and COVID‐19; (2) will COVID‐19 fuel ethnic and nationalist conflict; and (3) will COVID‐19 reinforce or erode the nation‐state in the long run? The contributors formulated their responses to these questions near to the outset of the pandemic, amid intense uncertainty. This made it acutely difficult, if not impossible, to make predictions. Nevertheless, it was felt that a historically and theoretically informed discussion would shed light on the types of political processes that could be triggered by the COVID‐19 pandemic. In doing so, the aim is to help orient researchers and policy‐makers as they grapple with what has rapidly become the most urgent issue of our times.