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Nationalism

Dear England? Nationalism and “progressive patriotism” in sport

Posted on 18th April 2022 by International Socialism

What has made sport so uniquely effective a medium for inculcating national feelings…is the ease with which even the least political or public individuals can identify with the nation as symbolised by young persons excelling at what practically every man… Continue Reading →

Uncategorised Culture, Football, Nationalism, Patriotism, Progressive patriotism, Sport

Nationalism, resistance and revolution

Posted on 5th January 2015 by ISJ

Identity and entity The reduction of current struggles in Lebanon and Syria in particular, and across the Middle East in general, to purely abstract nationalistic, sectarian and “identitarian” dimensions is one of the dominating features of the analytical and methodical… Continue Reading →

Analysis Nationalism, Revolution

Bassem Chit’s critique of Arab nationalism

Posted on 5th January 2015 by ISJ

Before his sudden death in October 2014 at the age of 34, Lebanese revolutionary socialist Bassem Chit fired the first salvo in what he hoped would be a far reaching debate on the problems of the left exposed by the… Continue Reading →

Analysis Nationalism

Zimbabwe: imperialism, hypocrisy and fake nationalism

Posted on 24th June 2008 by ISJ

One striking feature of Zimbabwe’s crisis has been the vocal support of the British and US governments for “democratic change”. In April, George Bush’s assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Jendayi Frazer, undertook a whirlwind “democracy tour” to support… Continue Reading →

Analysis imperialism, Nationalism, Zimbabwe
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