State and Sub-State Nationalism in Southeast Asia

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-009-58306-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 277 g

Reihe: Elements in Politics and Society in Southeast Asia

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bertrand, Jacques

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Nationalism: definition and scope; 2. State nationalism and sub-state nationalist mobilization; 3. The Philippines; 4. Myanmar; 5. Thailand; Conclusion; References.