
State and Sub-State Nationalism in Southeast Asia
€28.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781009583039 |
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| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publishing Date | 09/01/2025 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €27.26 |
| Tax | €1.64 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €28.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
Nationalism is a political phenomenon with deep roots in Southeast Asia. Yet, state attempts to create homogenous nations met with resistance. This Element focuses on understanding the rise and subsequent ebbing of sub-state nationalist mobilization in response to state nationalism. Two factors allowed sub-state nationalist movements to be formed and persist: first, state nationalisms that were insufficiently inclusive; second, the state''s use of authoritarian tools to implement its nationalist agenda. But Southeast Asian states were able to reduce sub-state nationalist mobilization when they changed their policies to meet two conditions: i) some degree of explicit recognition of the distinctiveness of groups; ii) institutional flexibility toward regional/local territorial units to accommodate a high degree of group self-governance. The Element focuses on four states in the region namely Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Myanmar.