| ID | 098149 |
| Title Proper | Negotiating English identity |
| Other Title Information | Englishness, Britishness and the future of the United Kingdom |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kumar, Krishan |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The current interest in Englishness and English national identity, spurred partly by parliamentary devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has been accompanied by calls for an English parliament and even the promotion of a robust English nationalism. This article argues that this is a mistaken direction for the English. English traditions have been non-national and even supra-national. English identities have been especially bound up with Britain and Britishness. An England without Britain is hard to conceive, and would be impolitic to pursue. Survey evidence shows continuing Britishness among the English, with scant support for an English parliament or English independence. The expressions of English nationalism remain relatively muted. 'England for the English' is neither a realistic nor a sensible strategy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 16, No. 3; Jul 2010: p469-487 |
| Journal Source | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 16, No. 3; Jul 2010: p469-487 |
| Key Words | British Identity ; Englishness ; National Identity ; United Kingdom ; UK |