Radical Left Parties and National Identity in Spain, Italy and Portugal
Rejecting or Reclaiming the Nation
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Beschreibung
This book investigates how the radical left navigates the terrain of nationalism. Traversing Spain, Italy and Portugal, this in-depth study examines how radical left parties either embrace, rebuff or reshape nationalistic sentiments. From Spain’s Podemos grappling with Franco’s legacy, Italy’s radical left switching from anti-fascist patriotism to cosmopolitanism, to Portugal’s revolutionary echoes in left-leaning banal nationalism, the book offers comprehensive insight into the often-overlooked relationship between radical left politics and national identity. Through discourse analysis, interviews and participant observation, it delves into the reasons behind certain political positions and how they manifest discursively. A must-read for those eager to decipher the crossroads of national identity and left-wing politics in contemporary Europe.
This book investigates how the radical left navigates the terrain of nationalism. Traversing Spain, Italy and Portugal, this in-depth study examines how radical left parties either embrace, rebuff or reshape nationalistic sentiments. From Spain’s Podemos grappling with Franco’s legacy, Italy’s radical left switching from anti-fascist patriotism to cosmopolitanism, to Portugal’s revolutionary echoes in left-leaning banal nationalism, the book offers comprehensive insight into the often-overlooked relationship between radical left politics and national identity. Through discourse analysis, interviews and participant observation, it delves into the reasons behind certain political positions and how they manifest discursively. A must-read for those eager to decipher the crossroads of national identity and left-wing politics in contemporary Europe.
Draws on discourse analysis, semi structured interviews and participant observation Brings together nationalism studies and party politics scholarship Shows the relationship between the radical Left and national identity to be complex and multifaceted
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Jacopo Custodi
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“Radical Left Parties and National Identity in Spain, Italy and Portugal offers a rich and nuanced analysis of the relation between the radical Left and the nation. Custodi’s sharp analysis sheds light on the complexities of the diverse positions of the radical Left towards the nation and of the historical and contemporary explanations for these positions. This elegantly written book is a must-read for anyone interested in the radical left or nationalist politics.” (Benjamin de Cleen, Professor, Communication Studies Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium)
“Understanding the complex and changing relations progressive actors have with the conception of the nation and the practices of nationalism is all the more relevant in our intense times. Focusing on the ways in which left-wing parties in Italy, Portugal and Spain conceptualize national identities, this important volume discusses the structural and conjunctural factors that influence different discourses around the nation.” (Donatella della Porta, Founding Dean of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy, and Director of Centre of Social Movements Studies (COSMOS)) “The question of the nation has been a longstanding issue of debate on the radical left, as it attempted to reconcile the Marxist focus on class identity and suspicion of nationalism with the reality of modern national-popular polities in which national identity naturally constitutes a decisive symbolic battleground. This book documents how this dilemma has made a strong comeback on the contemporary radical left in Europe, with forces such as Podemos and Bloco de Esquerda trying to thematise national identity in inclusive and progressive ways, as a necessary counterpoint to the rise of the rabid nationalism of the far-right. Thoroughly researched and persuasively argued, this is an important contribution to contemporary political debates on left renewal, populism and democracy.” (Paolo Gerbaudo, Director of the Centre for Digital Culture, King's College London, UK)()