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DESCRIPTION:The consensus of nationalism scholarship\, among political scie
 ntists\, scholars of IR\, and even philosophers\, is that nationalism is n
 ot necessarily illiberal. Yet most of them have dismissed the last three d
 ecades of Habsburg and Central European history\, which has refuted the na
 tional narratives on which the classic theories of nationalism and much po
 litical science are based. Following Benedict Anderson and Ernest Gellner
 ’s first definition of nationalism\, prominent political scientists cons
 ider self-determination and national movements in general to be nationalis
 t and conflate patriotism and nationality with nationalism\, hence nationa
 lism’s possible benign and “liberal” nature. Yet these views are bas
 ed on unhistorical assumptions\, including the belief that the creation of
  mono-national states à la Mazzini was progressive. Through the Habsburg 
 lens\, this interdisciplinary study focusses on the distinctions between n
 ationalism\, on the one hand\, and diverse forms of national allegiance\, 
 dynastic patriotism\, and supranationalism\, on the other\, showing how Ha
 bsburg considerations on nationalism would correct several of the assumpti
 ons of nationalism scholarship. \n\nExtending these insights to the East A
 sian context\, where national identities and anti-colonialism are often mi
 sleadingly included under the rubric of nationalism\, the study undertakes
  a comparative examination of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Qing Empire. B
 oth were multi-ethnic polities commonly portrayed in Orientalist scholarsh
 ip as decaying and doomed to collapse\, narratives that continue to shape 
 fields such as international relations and comparative politics despite su
 bstantial historiographical revision. Like Austria\, the Qing Empire was r
 eplaced by nationalist regimes that dismantled older imperial frameworks o
 f accommodation. By re-examining these cases together\, the study exposes 
 the myth of liberal nationalism showing how nationalism is a principle of 
 illegitimacy based on exclusion and forced assimilation.
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LOCATION:Room 302 (Seats 48)
SUMMARY:The myth of "liberal nationalism" from the Habsburg Monarchy to Eas
 t Asia - Mario Maritan
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/U38VLF/
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