From (the infrequency of) war to vaccine nationalism: understanding nationalism and foreign policy in the decade of New Nationalism. Issue 2 (15th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paparella, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: National identities. Volume 25:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 155
• Page End: 176
• Publication Date: 2023-03-15
• Subjects: Nationalism -- foreign policy -- International Relations theory -- nationalist beliefs -- political psychology; Nationalism -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- Periodicals; 305.8005
• DOI: 10.1080/14608944.2022.2089642
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1460-8944

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The article offers a critique of International Relations (IR) theories of nationalism and foreign policy, supplemented by an analysis of the Nationalism Studies literature on the subject. Following a discussion of the 'paradoxical status' of nationalism in IR, the article outlines a more eclectic and non-paradigmatic approach – encapsulated in the concept of 'nationalist beliefs' – that emphasises the role of cognitive psychological variables to generate a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between nationalism and foreign policy and related outcomes. The article proposes a novel conceptualisation of nationalism to better understand foreign policy in the decade of New Nationalism.