Benedict Anderson's idea of 'imagined communities' and the concept of print capitalism have remained among the most important theories in the study of nationalism. The traditional printed word is increasingly replaced by the electronic; how does the advance of digital technology affect nationalism? To discuss this, we welcome the authors of the forthcoming Nations and Nationalism […]

The Ernest Gellner Lecture 2021 will be given by Prof. Prasenjit Duara on 'Nationalism and the Crisis of Global Modernity' on 5th April 2021 at 1100EST/1500UTC/1600 London (check this time in your city). It will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube; members and conference pass holders will also be able to join in on Zoom. […]

Part of the 2021 ASEN Conference on Nationalism and Crisis. 1445UTC: Conference Welcome Jonathan Hearn (ASEN President) Isadora Dullaert & Andi Haxhiu (Conference Co-chairs) 1500UTC: Plenary with Jasbir K. Puar "Rethinking Homonationalism (Redux) as Homocapitalism" Join on Facebook Live or YouTube Live. Members and conference pass holders will receive emails to join on Zoom.

Part of the 2021 ASEN Conference on Nationalism and Crisis. 1630UTC: Plenary with Cynthia Miller-Idriss "The Global Far Right" Join on Facebook Live or YouTube Live. Members and conference pass holders will receive emails to join on Zoom.

Part of the 2021 ASEN Conference on Nationalism and Crisis. 1500UTC: Plenary with Bart Bonikowski "Foregrounding Nationalism in Theories of Radical-Right Success" Join on Facebook Live or YouTube Live. Members and conference pass holders will receive emails to join on Zoom.

Part of the 2021 ASEN Conference on Nationalism and Crisis. 1800UTC: Round Table with Lenka Buštíková, Judith Byfield, Dan Slater, and Miguel Centeno Global perspectives on nationalism and crisis 1925UTC: Conference close Join on Facebook Live or YouTube Live. Members and conference pass holders will receive emails to join on Zoom.

We bring the authors of an exchange on 'Quantitative Measurement of Ethnic and National Identity' recently published in Nations and Nationalism together to discuss their writings - Daniel Bochsler, Elliott Green, Erin Jenne, Harris Mylonas, and Andreas Wimmer, with Tamara Pavasović Trošt as discussant. Join us on Facebook Live or YouTube Live - members will receive […]

Following a lengthy discussion on Twitter debating the peculiar absence of sport related topics from both big international Nationalism Studies conferences as well as the rather peripheral role the topic has been having within leading academic journals in the field, ASEN is delighted to present the first of two events looking at nationalism and sport […]

What is race, and what is the relationship between race and nation? How have differences in human physical appearance been interpreted, in different human societies, and how have they influenced social and national alignment/exclusion in time and space? Wow can the academy a) contribute to a better understanding of the power of the concept of […]

What are the advantages and challenges of studying nationalism and national identity through ethnographic methods? What does it get at, and what might it miss? Continuing ASEN’s interest in diverse methodological approaches to nationalism, in this webinar four scholars of nationalism who have used ethnographic methods in their research explore and reflect on these issues. […]