Nationalism was declared to be dead too early. A postnational age was announced and liberalism
claimed to have been victorious by the end of the Cold War. At the same time postnational order
was proclaimed in which transnational alliances like the European Union were supposed to become
more important in international relations. But we witnessed the rise a strong nationalism
during the early 21st century instead and right wing parties are able to gain more and more
votes in elections that are often characterized by nationalist agendas. This volume shows how
nationalist dreams and fears alike determine politics in an age that was supposed to witness a
rather peaceful coexistence by those who consider transnational ideas more valuable than
national demands. It will deal with different case studies to show why and how nationalism made
its way back to the common consciousness and which elements stimulated the re-establishment of
the aggressive nation state. The volume will therefore look at the continuities of empire
actual and imagined the role of foreign- and otherness for nationalist narratives and try to
explain how globalization stimulated the rise of 21st century nationalisms as well.
