Nationalism and Rationality
Nationalism and Rationality
Gianluigi Galeotti, Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy
Pierre Salmon, Université de Bourgogne, France
Ronald Wintrobe, University of Western Ontario
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USDWhy is nationalism so widespread today? How does the phenomenon arise? This collection of essays by leading social scientists tries to answer these questions at the forefront of contemporary political discussion. The work differs from others in that the authors' responses are not based on avowed ideological perspectives but are rather drawn from rational-choice analysis. The collection focuses on three subjects--the origins of nationalism, whether and why it promotes good or evil, and how to deal with its occasional destructive consequences.
- Topical subject of nationalism explored from multidisciplinary perspectives (economics, sociology, political science)
- Offers both case studies and theoretical perspectives
- Includes well-known authors such as James Coleman, Russell Hardin
Reviews & endorsements
"...the book will be of most value to those with a detailed interest in nationality." Douglas W. Allen, Journal of Economic Literature
"...the whole of the volume is greater than the sum of the individual papers. Indeed, taken as a whole, this collection of essays represents a significant advance in developing a rational choice account of nationalism." James R. Rogers, Public Choice
Product details
November 1995Hardback
9780521480987
342 pages
229 × 152 × 22 mm
0.57kg
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Table of Contents
- List of contributors and discussants
- Introduction
- 1. Rights, rationality, and nationality James S. Coleman
- 2. Self interest, group identity Russell Hardin
- 3. Some economics of ethnic capital formation and conflict Ronald Wintrobe
- 4. Ethnic clubs, ethnic conflict and the rise of ethnic nationalism Roger D. Congleton
- 5. The re-emergence of secessionism: lessons from Quebec Stéphane Dion
- 6. Nationalism revisited Albert Breton and Margot Breton
- 7. Notes on the political economy of nationalism Ronald Findlay
- 8. Conservative nationalism and democratic institutions Jean-Dominique Lafay
- 9. Can economics explain nationalism? Ugo Pagano
- 10. The economics of socialist nationalism: evidence and theory Mario Ferrero
- 11. Regulating nations and ethnic communities Brendan O'Leary and John McGarry
- 12. Nations competing against themselves: an interpretation of European integration Pierre Salmon
- Index.
