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This book seeks out the origins of contemporary English
nationalism. Whilst much academic and political attention has been
given to England's place within the United Kingdom since
devolution, the author argues that recent English nationalism
actually derives from Britain's troubled relationship with European
integration. Drawing on political evidence from the former Empire,
the debates surrounding EEC accession and the United Kingdom's
ongoing membership in the European Union, the author identifies the
foundations of contemporary English nationalism. In doing so, he
adds an important corrective to the debate about nationalism in
England, pulling our gaze out from the United Kingdom itself and
onto a wider field. Far from being 'absent', English nationalism as
we know it today has been driven by resistance to European
integration since the end of Empire in the 1960s.
This is the first book to examine the relationship between English
nationalism, Brexit and 'the Anglosphere' - a politically-contested
term used to denote English-speaking countries sharing cultural and
historical roots with the UK. In the aftermath of the UK's EU
referendum some pointed to a 'revolt' of those 'left behind' by
globalisation. Ben Wellings argues instead that Brexit was and is
an elite project, firmly situated within the tradition of an
expansive English nationalism. Far from being parochial 'Little
Englanders', elite Brexiteers sought to replace the European Union
with trade and security alliances between 'true friends' and
'traditional allies' in the Anglosphere. Brexit was thus
reassuringly presented as a giant leap into the known. As the UK's
future relationship with the rest of the world is negotiated, the
need to understand this 'English moment' has never been more
pressing. -- .
The Great War continues to play a prominent role in contemporary
consciousness. With commemorative activities involving seventy-two
countries, its centenary is a titanic undertaking: not only 'the
centenary to end all centenaries' but the first truly global period
of remembrance. In this innovative volume, the authors examine
First World War commemoration in an international,
multidisciplinary and comparative context. The contributions draw
on history, politics, geography, cultural studies and sociology to
interrogate the continuities and tensions that have shaped national
commemoration and the social and political forces that condition
this unique international event. New studies of Western Europe,
Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific address the
relationship between increasingly fractured grand narratives of
history and the renewed role of the state in mediating between
individual and collective memories. Released to coincide with the
beginning of the 2014-2018 centenary period, this collection
illuminates the fluid and often contested relationships amongst
nation, history and memory in Great War commemoration.
This book uses the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), as an analytical
entry point to understand and illuminate post-War Europe and the
drive to create an identity that can legitimise the European
project in its broadest sense. The ESC presents an idealised vision
of Europe, and this has long existed in a strained relationship
with reality. While the trajectory of post-war European integration
is a high-profile topic, we believe that the ESC offers a unique
and innovative way to think about the role of culture in the
history of post-War European integration and tensions between the
ideal and reality of European unity. Through the series of case
studies that make up the chapters in this book, analysis brings
these interlinked tensions to light, exploring the roles of culture
and identity, alongside and a productive conversation with the
political and economic projects of post-war European integration.
This book uses the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), as an analytical
entry point to understand and illuminate post-War Europe and the
drive to create an identity that can legitimise the European
project in its broadest sense. The ESC presents an idealised vision
of Europe, and this has long existed in a strained relationship
with reality. While the trajectory of post-war European integration
is a high-profile topic, we believe that the ESC offers a unique
and innovative way to think about the role of culture in the
history of post-War European integration and tensions between the
ideal and reality of European unity. Through the series of case
studies that make up the chapters in this book, analysis brings
these interlinked tensions to light, exploring the roles of culture
and identity, alongside and a productive conversation with the
political and economic projects of post-war European integration.
This is the first book to examine the relationship between English
nationalism, Brexit and 'the Anglosphere' - a politically-contested
term used to denote English-speaking countries sharing cultural and
historical roots with the UK. In the aftermath of the UK's EU
referendum some pointed to a 'revolt' of those 'left behind' by
globalisation. Ben Wellings argues instead that Brexit was and is
an elite project, firmly situated within the tradition of an
expansive English nationalism. Far from being parochial 'Little
Englanders', elite Brexiteers sought to replace the European Union
with trade and security alliances between 'true friends' and
'traditional allies' in the Anglosphere. Brexit was thus
reassuringly presented as a giant leap into the known. As the UK's
future relationship with the rest of the world is negotiated, the
need to understand this 'English moment' has never been more
pressing. -- .
The Anglosphere - a transnational imagined community consisting of
the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK - came to
international prominence in the wake of Brexit. The Anglosphere's
origins lie in the British Empire and the conflicts of the 20th
century. It encompasses an extensive but ill-defined community
bonded by language, culture, media, and 'civilisational' heritage
founded on the shared beliefs and practices of free-market
economics and liberal democracy. Supporters of the Anglosphere
argue that it provides a better 'fit' for English-speaking
countries at a time when global politics is in a state of flux and
under strain from economic crises, conflict and terrorism, and
humanitarian disasters. This edited volume provides the first
detailed analyses of the Anglosphere, bringing together leading
international academic experts to examine its historical origins
and contemporary political, social, economic, military, and
cultural manifestations. They reveal that the Anglosphere is
underpinned by a range of continuities and discontinuities which
are shaped by the location of its five core states. The volume
reveals that although the Anglosphere is founded on a common view
of the past and the present, it continually seeks to realise a
shared future which is never fully attained. The volume thus makes
an important contribution to debates about the future of the UK
outside of the EU, and the potential for the English-speaking
peoples to shape the 21st century.
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