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Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Theories of Nationalism

Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Theories of Nationalism Abstract. This article reviews some psychological and psychoanalytic social theories to see what they have to offer in terms of an understanding of nations and nationalism. Three approaches are reviewed in turn: discursive psychology, the psychoanalytic work of Theodor Adomo and the Lacanianism of Slavoj Zizek. In critically analysing and drawing on these varied perspectives it is argued that we need to develop a theory of nationalism that focuses on the production of the national ‘subject’. It 0069s further argued that this theorisation enables us to relate nationalism to wider questions of ideology and political identity in modern societies. Drawing out the contours of such a theory the article intimates the sorts of research directions in which this might lead. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nations and Nationalism Wiley

Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Theories of Nationalism

Nations and Nationalism , Volume 4 (2) – Apr 1, 1998

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1354-5078
eISSN
1469-8129
DOI
10.1111/j.1354-5078.1998.00145.x
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Abstract

Abstract. This article reviews some psychological and psychoanalytic social theories to see what they have to offer in terms of an understanding of nations and nationalism. Three approaches are reviewed in turn: discursive psychology, the psychoanalytic work of Theodor Adomo and the Lacanianism of Slavoj Zizek. In critically analysing and drawing on these varied perspectives it is argued that we need to develop a theory of nationalism that focuses on the production of the national ‘subject’. It 0069s further argued that this theorisation enables us to relate nationalism to wider questions of ideology and political identity in modern societies. Drawing out the contours of such a theory the article intimates the sorts of research directions in which this might lead.

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Nations and NationalismWiley

Published: Apr 1, 1998

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