Nationalism, Inequality and England's Political Predicament

ISBN-13: 9780367670917 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 178 str.

Charles Leddy-Owen

Opis

Based on ethnographic research in an English city, this book offers an original perspective on England’s contemporary political predicament, contending that economic inequalities remain the key causal ingredient of English political life and that these are being interpreted by individuals in relation to a nationalist/cosmopolitan ideological axis.

Spis treści

Introduction: explaining England’s political predicament  1. Contemporary nationalist politics in England: inequalities, culture and racism  2. Researching nationhood, nationalism and politics  3. Feeling overlooked: economic precariousness and political outlooks  4. Nationalist politics among the overlooked  5. Affluence, politics and place   6. Nationalism, cosmopolitanism and nationscepticism among the more affluent and mobile  7. Conclusion: nationhood, cosmopolitanism and England’s political future  Appendix 1: Interview guide  Appendix 2: Guide to the study’s interview participants

O autorze

Charles Leddy-Owen is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Portsmouth, UK.