IGS 10a Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mcworld, Roman Citizenship, Ethnic Nationalism

• School: Brandeis University
• Department: International and Global Studies
• Course: IGS 10a
• Professor: Chandler Rosenberger

Document Summary

Nation-state (for the most part democratic, represents individual rights =0. Secular france, switzerland, belgium different ethnic groups, religions, but have come together. Nation-state is being threatened from above by mcworld, and being threatened from below by jihad. Jihad: binding power of tribalism, deep unn by rational attachment to a small community depth of loyalty, deep commitment radical jihadists of france demand to be recognized by france. You"ll find this anywhere with ethnic nationalism (under threat by a civic state) Marie le pen is reimaging france as an ehtnic community that needs to be recognized as a community (tribal), people bound together by implicit unity, need to be saved from globalization. Mcworld: pastel vision of life of shopping, brand names, international travel/attachment. But no real community at its core- highly ocmmercialized and stylized. Barber thinks this is a natural phenomenon of globalization (either shopping mall or jihad) culture does have orientation in the world!