Reconsidering the nation: Theoretical perspective on political culture(s)

Abstract

Having passed in and out of academic fashion several times since its introduction in the 1950s, the idea of political culture is both persistent and problematic. Numerous concepts compete in its intellectual space. One core concept of political culture in nation-states is the idea of the nation and nationhood and the relation between different nation-states. Ever since Benedict Anderson’s famous claim of imagined communities, the relationship between political culture and such concepts stands in need of clarification. Despite the growing influence of international organizations in times of globalization, these concepts proof to be highly persistent. More fundamentally, this raises questions about what concepts of political culture consists of (hence how it might be measured or otherwise described), how they arise and resonate and what their consequences or implications are. This panel steps back from findings to explore these conceptual questions.

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