‘What about Us?’ The Rise and Rise of English Nationalism?

IF 0.5 Q4 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Scottish Affairs Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI:10.3366/scot.2023.0466

D. Mccrone

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Abstract

Much has been made of the rise of English nationalism, reflected in the strong association of ‘being English’ and voting Leave in the Brexit referendum in 2016. This article examines recent books on Englishness, arguing that this is a complex and nuanced matter embedded in accreted myths. If there is a thoroughgoing ‘nationalism’ emerging in England, it requires not only significant and long-lasting shifts in national identity, but a conception of ‘England’ as an imagined community which is robust and relevant to modern social and cultural life. Furthermore, it requires a nationalism which is part of wider and ongoing political project, rather than a short-term political expedient such as Conservative mobilisation post-Brexit. The article argues that an older debate in the 1960s and 1970s, between Tom Nairn and E.P. Thompson sheds significant light on the origins and nature of Englishness, such that it has progressive rather than reactionary potential.

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“我们呢？”英国民族主义的兴起？

英国民族主义的兴起引起了很多关注，这反映在“做英国人”和2016年英国脱欧公投中投票脱欧之间的强烈联系上。本文考察了最近出版的关于英国人特性的书籍，认为这是一个复杂而微妙的问题，嵌入在虚构的神话中。如果英格兰出现了彻底的“民族主义”，它不仅需要国家身份的重大而持久的转变，而且需要“英格兰”作为一个想象中的社区的概念，这个社区是强大的，与现代社会和文化生活相关。此外，它需要一种民族主义，这种民族主义是更广泛和持续的政治项目的一部分，而不是像英国退欧后保守党动员那样的短期政治权宜之计。这篇文章认为，在20世纪60年代和70年代，汤姆·奈恩和E.P.汤普森之间的一场更早的辩论，对英国化的起源和本质提供了重要的启示，因此，它具有进步而不是反动的潜力。

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Scottish Affairs POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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1.20

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25.00%

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