How can ASEN hold an online conference?

Online

ASEN would like to hold an online conference, in no small part to give scholars who cannot easily travel to our in-person conference venues the opportunity to present their research. During covid, our annual conference was held entirely online on 'nationalism and crisis', and it did allow people from all around the world to take […]

Summer School 2024

The ASEN Summer School returns for its third year at the University of Zadar. Applications will open in November 2023.

Nation-states and reactions to Covid in Europe

Online

How did and how do nation-states in Europe react to Covid - the virus itself, the vaccine, and the aftermath? Find out with Siniša Malešević (UCD), Lea David (UCD), Sarah Carol (UCD), & Gordana Uzelac (London Met), who have co-authored four papers on nationalism and Covid on Monday 30th September at 1630 UK time (check […]

Nationalism: A World History

Online

ASEN president Jonathan Hearn sits down with Eric Storm to discuss his new book, Nationalism: A World History for our first event of 2025. We'll be live on 15th January from 1630UTC (check this time in your city) on Facebook and YouTube, and members will receive an invitation to join the Zoom call. About the book […]

Mechanisms of National Solidarity

Join us for a panel discussion on the recent themed section in Nations and Nationalism on 'mechanisms of national solidarity' with Danny Kaplan, Siniša Malešević, Lea David, Daniel Lainer-Vos, Jon Fox, and Hizky Shoham on 6th February from 1730UTC (check this time in your city) live on Facebook and YouTube - members will receive an invitation […]

From Empire to Nation-State: Minority Rights in Estonia in the First Half of the 20th Century

PAN 9.04, LSE

This year's Anthony D. Smith Visiting Fellow, Timo Aava, speaks on his research on non-territorial autonomy. We'll be live on Facebook and YouTube or you can join us in person in room PAN.9.04 at the LSE. The talk will discuss new findings on the theoretical discussions and the implementation of non-territorial minority self-government in Estonia […]

Nationalism and cosmopolitanism in China

Violet Laidlaw Room 6th Floor, Chrystal MacMillan Building, 15a George Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

We join the University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science on March 12th from 1600UTC (check this time in your city) for a presentation by Dr Canglong Wang on nationalism and cosmopolitanism in China. We'll be live on Facebook and YouTube, or you can join in person at the Chrystal Macmillan Building in […]

N&N Debate 2025: Aram Hur’s Narratives of Civic Duty: How National Stories Shape Democracy in Asia

Sumeet Valrani Theatre, London School of Economics Centre Building, Houghton Street, London, London, United Kingdom

Join the panel for a debate on Narratives of Civic Duty: How National Stories Shape Democracy in Asia (Cornell UP, 2022), by Aram Hur. The event takes place in the Sumeet Valrani Lecture Theatre at the LSE, or join us online on Facebook or YouTube, from 1800 on Wednesday 4th June 2025. Our speakers, Atsuko […]

Free

Straight Nation

KCL Bush House South East 1.05 Bush House, Aldwych, London

The next event in our book presentation series is Pavan Mano's Straight Nation: Heteronormativity and other exigencies of postcolonial nationalism. Join us in person at King's College, London, or online on Facebook or YouTube. Please note that a free ticket, available above, is required for this event. About the book Straight Nation dissects the intricacies of […]

Free

Radicalisation and Crisis Management: Shifts of Radical Right Discourse

As part of ASEN's book discussion series, we sit down with Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni to discuss their new book, Radicalisation and Crisis Management: Shifts of Radical Right Discourse on 10th November from 1630UTC (check this time in your city). As ever, we'll be live on Facebook and YouTube and members will be invited to join the […]