Civic nationalisms in global perspective / Edited by Jasper M. Trautsch.

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A global approach to civic nationalisms; A brief history of the concept of civic nationalism; The concept of civic nationalism under attack; The continuing need for the concept of civic nationalism; Aglobal approach to civic nationalisms; Notes; 1. Power and weakness of civic nationalism in Switzerland, 1848-2014; Switzerland, a 'nation by choice'; Nation-building, phases of nationalism, and 'imagined communities'

Civic nationalism, popular sovereignty, and equality among the Swiss in 1848An 'incomplete' civic society; Controversial conceptions of nation from 1874 to the First World War; Extended popular sovereignty and attempts to integrate foreigners before 1914; Ethnic nationalism and the rejection of foreigners in the short twentieth century; Integration, citoyenneté and populism since the 1990s; Notes; 2. Squaring the South Slavic circle: Ethnicity, nationhood, and citizenship in Yugoslavia; Introduction: Was there ever acivic nationalism in Yugoslavia?

Imagining Yugoslavia: How to turn South Slavs into Yugoslavs?Yugoslavism in Yugoslavia: Ethnic or civic?; Civic pluri-nationalism in socialist Yugoslavia; What was civic Yugoslav identity?; In lieu of aconclusion: Yugoslavism in the twenty-first century; Notes; 3. Civic constitutional nationalism in Egypt: Revisiting Egypt's liberal experiment, 1907-1952; Introduction; The formation and institutionalization of civic nationalism in Egypt: Major historical stages; The foundations of Egyptian civic nationalism; Civic nationalism and its enemies: The advocates of ethnic nationalism

Conclusion: The legacy of civic nationalism, acombative oppositionNotes; 4. Building the Swahili nation: Civic nationalism in Tanzania; The importance of Swahili; The movement for independence; Creating acivic Tanzanian nation after independence; Conclusion; Notes; 5. Ethno-nationalism travels incognito in Singapore; Citizens all; Ethno- versus civic nationalism; Cold logic versus 'heartware'; Lee Kuan Yew's policy shift, 1980s; Goh Chok Tong's policy shift, 1990s; Incomplete assimilation; National identity, too; Conclusion; Notes

6. National ties entwined: Civic and ethnic elements in New Zealand identityIntroduction; State and nation formation in British settler societies; Subjects, citizens, and aliens; Citizenship, diversity, and 'culturalisms'; Conclusion; Notes; 7. Unusual, often implicit, yet surprisingly effective: Civic nationalism in Brazil; Postulating Brazilian identity -- the first phase; Second phase: The response to Social Darwinism and scientific racism; Third phase: The vision of Gilberto Freyre; Conclusion: Civic nationalism in Brazil; Notes

Recent events around the globe have cast doubt on the assumption that, as a result of increasing cross-border migrations and global interdependencies, nation-states are becoming more inclusive, ethnic forms of identification more and more a thing of the past, and processes of supranational integration progressively more acceptable. Xenophobic forms of nationalism have once again been on the rise, as became strikingly visible through the results of the Brexit referendum, the election of Donald Trump, and the inclusion of the Lega Nord in the Italian government. It is timely, therefore, to inquire how multiethnic forms of nationalism can be re-promoted and for this purpose to re-investigate the concept of civic nationalism. This book assembles case studies that analyse the historical practices of civic or quasi-civic nationalisms from around the world. By allowing for global comparisons, the collection of articles seeks to shed new light on pressing questions faced by nation-states around the world today: Are truly civic nationalisms even possible? Which strategies have multiethnic nation-states pursued in the past to foster national sentiment? How can nation-states generate social solidarity without resorting to primordialism? Can the historical example of civic or quasi-civic nation-states offer useful lessons to contemporary nation-states for successfully integrating immigrants?

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