Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
Outline of the book 2
1 Identity as a Political Instrument 7
Conflicting identities 7
The role of boundaries 10
Traditional versus modern societies 15
The construction and meaning of identity 16
The consequences of globalization 19
Summary 24
2 Belonging by Choice 26
Belonging and emotion 26
The conditions of belonging 32
Collective identity and the power of symbols 35
Belonging to the nation 43
Collective identity and political mobilization 44
Summary 48
3 Freedom and Constraint 50
Immanuel Kant 51
Michel Foucault 55
Erich Fromm 58
The freedom to belong 61
Alienation, fear of irrelevance and group membership 64
Escaping into new dependencies: addiction 65
Summary 69
4 The New Radical Right and the Resurgence of Authoritarian Politics 71
The rise of authoritarianism 71
The new radical right versus traditional fascism 75
Who votes for the new radical right? 79
‘White resistance’ as a transnational movement 80
The rise of ethno-politics 83
On racism 84
The nation: conflicting views 86
From biological to cultural exclusion 88
Summary 90
5 The Rituals of Belonging 92
The power of symbols 92
The meaning of symbols 97
Ritual and power 98
Ritual and emotions 103
Rituals of ‘inclusion’ and ‘exclusion’ 105
Rites of belonging in modern society 108
Rites of passage 110
‘Exclusive’ and ‘inclusive’ groups and associations 112
Summary 116
6 Loyalty, Citizenship and the Nation 118
On loyalty 118
Three types of loyalty 120
Loyalty, the nation and nationalism 123
National loyalty in peacetime and wartime 128
Loyalty programmes in the USA 130
Scapegoating and dissent 134
Freedom versus conformity 135
‘Authoritarian’ versus ‘democratic’ loyalty 137
The great challenge: turning immigrants into Americans 140
Summary 142
7 Emotion and Political Mobilization 144
Emotion and social action 144
Emotion and the rational imperatives of market capitalism 147
‘Taming’ emotion and the construction of ‘healing spaces’ 153
Emotion and political mobilization 154
Summary 170
Conclusion 172
Notes 181
Bibliography 200
Index 211
Montserrat Guibernau is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, where she works on national and ethnic diversity.
A well-written and wide-ranging overview of manyimportant ideas about belonging. Journal of Social Policy "A thought-provoking book on fundamentally importantissues." Sociology "A rich, sound and consistent book within the classical politicalscience tradition." Journal of Catalan Intellectual History "In Belonging Professor Guibernau skilfully deconstructs themany differing elements that determine the individual sidentity. In a world where conflicting trends, tendencies andtensions compete to define us, it is a timely analysis of theincreasing complexities influencing much of the contemporary humanpredicament. It will become a standard work on the subject." Lord Smith of Clifton "Montserrat Guibernau reformulates the concept of belongingthrough an in-depth exploration of mechanisms of solidarity andpsychological connections between citizens and communities. Theauthor takes us beyond debates on national identity and nationalismby deepening our understanding of loyalty, freedom and trust -three dimensions that have been neglected for too long by socialscientists and political authorities - in divided polities. Thisbook is theorerically rich and highly accessible." Alain Gagnon, Universite du Quebec aMontreal "How to define and interpret the relationship between theindividual and community? Guibernau demonstrates possibilities ofnew understanding of this almost secular problem by introducing thenewly defined term belonging in mutual tension with identificationand nationalism. Theoretical reflections are connected withpressing political problems of our times. This approach isrich on inspiration and intellectual challenge for all socialsciences." Miroslav Hroch, Charles University, Prague
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