Pristupačnost
Dear colleagues,
in the lecture I tried to connect - fear - nationalism - and the concept of ontological insecurity. Below I bring a quote and refer to two titles. I hope this will interest you in the concept and allow you to connect the theory of nationalism with the theory of international relations. Thank you for your cooperation.
Best regards, Tihomir Cipek
"By default, nations are held together by master- narratives about the continuous self, moving through time and space. This imagined self stretches from the time immemorial, golden era and common ancestors through chosen glories and shared traumas to the present, which periodically returns to yet another critical juncture on the path towards eternal future.....As Uriel Abulof points out, ‘historical novelty is a grave threat to ethnic ontological security, since it undercuts the primordial claim’ (Abulof 2015: 38-9). In critical situations, amassed inconsistencies in autobiography are brought to the forefront of public discussion pushing nations into the paralysing vortex of shame and self-doubt." Ejdus, F. (2018). Critical situations, fundamental questions and ontological insecurity in world politics. Journal of International Relations and Development, 21(4), 883-908. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41268-017-0083-3
