Divisive Forces: Nationalism and globalization in the context of the Eurozone crisis
Author
Hasle, Frederik
Term
10. term
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-09-15
Pages
75
Abstract
I en globaliseret verden er nationalisme vendt stærkt tilbage. På trods af forestillingen om, at overnationale institutioner svækker staters suverænitet, bliver de nationale stemmer i EU-landene mere markante, og nye nationalistiske bevægelser vokser frem. Dette projekt undersøger de moderne betingelser for nationalisme, især dens forhold til globalisering, for at forstå, hvordan de påvirker hinanden, og hvad det betyder for samfundet. Metodisk anvendes en dialektisk tilgang—en undersøgende sammenligning, hvor teorier om nationalisme og globalisering sættes i dialog—med blik for de forskellige retninger inden for internationale relationer (IR), der præger dem. Projektet argumenterer for, at nationalisme og globalisering må forstås i deres historiske og kontekstuelle sammenhæng. Ved at se på, hvordan mennesker skaber mening om identitet og forandring, forklarer det, hvorfor nationalismen består, og udfordrer opfattelsen af nationalisme som udelukkende negativ. Den tværgående analyse munder ud i en undersøgelse af nationalismens rolle i tilblivelsen af Den Europæiske Union. Dette danner grundlag for en efterfølgende analyse af Tysklands internationale respons under eurokrisen. Tysklands forsigtige linje har rejst spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt landets proeuropæiske lederskab siden efterkrigstiden er ved at ebbe ud. Med den dialektiske ramme og med blik for tysk identitet og landets historiske forhold til europæisk integration giver projektet en dybdegående forklaring.
In a globalized world, nationalism has returned with force. Despite the idea that supranational institutions weaken state sovereignty, national voices within EU member states have grown louder, and new nationalist movements are emerging. This project examines the modern conditions for nationalism, especially its relationship with globalization, to understand how they shape each other and what this means for society. Methodologically, it uses a dialectical approach—a back-and-forth comparison that puts theories of nationalism and globalization in dialogue—while considering the different schools within International Relations (IR) that guide them. The project argues that nationalism and globalization must be understood in their historical and contextual settings. By looking at how people make sense of identity and change, it explains why nationalism endures and challenges the view of nationalism as purely negative. This cross-examination leads to an analysis of nationalism’s role in the formation of the European Union. It then builds on this to examine Germany’s international response during the Eurozone crisis. Germany’s cautious stance has raised the question of whether its postwar pro-European leadership is fading. Using the dialectical framework and taking German identity and its historical relationship to European integration into account, the project offers an in-depth explanation.
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