| ID | 136935 |
| Title Proper | From world citizenship to purified patriotism |
| Other Title Information | Obama’s nation-shaping in a global era |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Croucher, Sheila |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This analysis responds to two questions in recent scholarship. The first is Ulrich Beck’s call for scholars to empirically explore how nationhood is evolving in a global context – whether and how nation-states are being cosmopolitanised. The second concerns normative debates regarding what form belonging should take in a global era – patriotic attachments or cosmopolitan ones. The rhetoric of Barack Obama provides empirical fodder for both explorations. As a leader who proclaimed and was widely noted for his cosmopolitan sensibilities, yet ultimately relied heavily on themes of patriotism and American exceptionalism, Obama’s case confirms that nationhood remains a potent form of collectivity in the contemporary era; suggests that although the conditions of globalisation may be facilitative ones with regard to cosmopolitanisation, they are not sufficient ones; and calls into question Martha Nussbaum’s recent claim that if ‘purified’, patriotism lends itself to a ‘striving for global justice and inclusive human love’. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities : Global Studies in Culture and Politics Vol.22, No.1; Feb.2015: p.1-18 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2015-02 22, 1 |
| Standard Number | United States – US |