The New Nationalism in America and Beyond

Robert Schertzer is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. His research examines the intersection of three areas: federalism, constitutional law, and the politics of national identity. His work has appeared in top venues, including Ethnic and Racial Studies; Publius; Nations and Nationalism and the International Journal of Constitutional Law. His first book, The Judicial Role in a Diverse Federation (2016), was shortlisted for the best book on Canadian politics by the Canadian Political Science Association. Prior to joining the University of Toronto, he spent a decade with the Government of Canada working on social policy, immigration policy and intergovernmental relations. Eric Taylor Woods is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sociology at the University of Plymouth. His research examines the relationship between culture and politics, with a particular focus on nationalism. He has published in numerous academic journals, such as: American Journal of Cultural Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Ethnicities, and Nations and Nationalism. His most recent book, entitled, A Cultural Sociology of Anglican Mission and the Indian Residential School in Canada: The Long Road to Apology (2016), engages with theories of cultural trauma to shed new light on Christian-Indigenous relations in Canada.

Ch 1. The (Not So) New Nationalism
Ch 2. Making Sense of Ethnic Nationalism in the West
Ch 3. Mapping Ethnic Nationalism in the Age of Twitter
Ch 4. The Foundations and Development of Ethnic Nationalism in America
Ch 5. Donald Trump and the New Nationalism in America
Ch 6. Marine Le Pen and the Ethnic Stream of French Nationalism
Ch 7. English Nationalism and the Campaign for Brexit
Conclusion: The Deep Roots of the New Nationalism
Notes
Bibliography