scholarly journals Mon Nationalism and the Invention of Traditions: The Case of the Mons in their Diasporic Communities

MANUSYA ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-71
Author(s):  
Juajan Wongpolganan
Keyword(s):  
Archival Research ◽  
National Anthem ◽  
Invented Traditions ◽  
National Flag ◽  
Diasporic Communities

This essay is aimed to describe and analyze the invention of Mon traditions by applying Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger’s concept of invented traditions. As I found in my observations in the field and in archival research, the Mons in their homeland and their diasporic communities overseas have invented a number of traditions in order to show solidarity. These include national costumes, a national flag, a national anthem, and a national day.

scholarly journals Landskampen Sverige-Danmark - framväxten av en svensk fotbollsnationalism

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torbjörn Andersson
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Interwar Period ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Social Democrats ◽  
National Team ◽  
National Anthem ◽  
Regional Conflicts ◽  
National Symbols ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Flag

Artiklen belyser med udgangspunkt i landskamptraditionen, i form af fodboldslandskamp Sverige-Danmark, hvordan en svensk fodboldsnationalisme gradvis voksede frem fra 1910 -tallet. Torbjörn Andersson: The example of SwedenAround the year 1900 nationalism in Sweden was a conservative phenomenon and sports leaders were associated with this kind of grandiose patriotism. Later a more popular, collective feeling of national identity was sought – not least by the Social Democrats – in which the Swedish football national team would act as the rallying point. In this context, the internationals against Denmark – the first game goes back to 1913 – served the purpose, in that they, without descending to chauvinism, effectively contrasted the respective skills of both countries. It was at the games against Denmark that national symbols like the national anthem and the national flag became popular among ordinary people. A tradition of organised cheering was also established and this clearly showed how nationalism turned into a more popular phenomenon. This whole ritual around the international games was definitively established during the interwar period. By then the regional conflicts between Stockholm, Gothenburg and the province of Scania on how to form the strongest possible national side had more or less disappeared.

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN MEDIA SOSIAL TIK TOK SEBAGAI SARANA PENGUATAN IDENTITAS NASIONAL DI ERA PANDEMI

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-274
Author(s):  
Muhammad Wahyu Nugroho ◽  
Supriyono Supriyono ◽  
Dadi Mulyadi Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
National Identity ◽  
National Culture ◽  
National Language ◽  
Regional Culture ◽  
National Anthem ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
National Flag ◽  
Descriptive Method

Social media is one of many solutions in order to communicate with others and get informations in the era of a pandemic. One type of social media that people often used is Tik Tok. This research’s aim is to see the use of social media especially Tik Tok as a medium to strengthen the national identity in the pandemic era. This research uses qualitative descriptive method with the Tik Tok video population as the data. Data was collected using observation, documentation, and recording techniques. From the results of that, an analysis is carried out on each video that can provide reinforcement to Tik Tok application users regarding national identity. The results of this study indicate the strengthening of national identity in Tik Tok social media, such as identity of Indonesian as the national language, the Red and White Flag as the national flag, the Indonesian song Raya as the national anthem, Garuda Pancasila as the national symbol, Bhineka Tunggal Ika as the country's motto, Pancasila as the basis of the state, and regional culture that have been accepted as national culture.

Reappraising Communism and Nationalism

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Mevius
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Berlin Wall ◽  
National Interests ◽  
National Anthem ◽  
Communist Movement ◽  
National Flag ◽  
National Images ◽  
The Relationship

There are two popular myths concerning the relationship between communism and nationalism. The first is that nationalism and communism are wholly antagonistic and mutually exclusive. The second is the assertion that in communist Eastern Europe nationalism was oppressed before 1989, to emerge triumphant after the Berlin Wall came down. Reality was different. Certainly from 1945 onwards, communist parties presented themselves as heirs to national traditions and guardians of national interests. The communist states of Central and Eastern Europe constructed “socialist patriotism,” a form of loyalty to their own state of workers and peasants. Up to 1989, communists in Eastern Europe sang the national anthem, and waved the national flag next to the red banner. The use of national images was not the exception, but the rule. From Cuba to Korea, all communist parties attempted to gain national legitimacy. This was not incidental or a deviation from Marxist orthodoxy, but ingrained in the theory and practice of the communist movement since its inception.

scholarly journals 3. Die betekenis van die bepalings van die 1996 Grondwet: Die aanhef en hoofstuk 1

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Francois Venter
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Language Usage ◽  
National Anthem ◽  
Constitutional State ◽  
Compact Formulation ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Flag

The Preamble and Chapter 1 This contribution is intended to be the first installment of a systematic interpretation of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996. Due to the foundational and repetitive reference in the text to values, regard must constantly be had to those values when this Constitution is interpreted. Even though the preamble does not contain positive norms, is an important interpretive source of the foundations of the Constitution. An important deviation from the preamble of the 1993 Constitution, is that the term Rechtsstaat ("constitutional state") is not employed. The introduction of this notion in South African law and its meaning in general is described. With reference to relevant dicta in recent constitutional cases, the Constitutional Principles in terms of which the 1996 Constitution was formulated and the text of the Constitution itself, it is argued that this is essentially a Rechtsstaat Constitution, but that the divergence in the range of constitutional values creates the danger of the constitutional state floundering in the waters of the social state. Section 1, being the foundational provision, is not unamendable, but it is very tightly entrenched. The most profound values of the Constitution are set out in this compact formulation. The question is inevitably raised whether, where values have to compete for precedence in concrete circumstances, a hierarchy of values must be construed. An analysis of section 1 in the context of other relevant provisions of the Constitution reveals that human dignity is the primary nuclear value of theConstitution, supported by equality and freedom. Democracy, supremacy of theConstitution and the rule of law are structural and procedural values of the Constitution subordinate to the nuclear values and non-racialism and non-sexism are derived values. How it is possible for a constitution to be superior law, as section 2 provides regarding the 1996 Constitution, is analysed against the background of the social contract theory. The weaknesses of this theory are exposed and it is argued that the force external to the Constitution that guarantees its primacy, is its practical legitimacy, i.e. sufficient support or acceptance of the authority of the Constitution by the citizenry. Section 2 is phrased in strong terms and means that no juridically relevant conduct, be it of a private or public law nature, can escape the test of constitutionality. In the interpretation of section 3 the nature of citizenship and nationality is analysed with reference to international authorities and definitions of these concepts are developed. The legal implications of citizenship in the context of the Constitution are set out and the historical context of citizenship having been used in pre-constitutional times as an instrument for creating separate ethnic states, is described. The current post modern tendency in places to devalue citizenship is contrasted with the importance being attached to the notion in South Africa in the context of nation building and the employment of expatriates. Regarding sections 4 and 5 the formal regulation of the national anthem and national flag is described. The national anthem may be amended by presidential proclamation, but changes to the national flag require an amendment of the Constitution. Section 6, which deals with the complex language matter, protects linguistic diversity rather than the status of any languages. The Constitutional Court has determined that, although no express provision to this effect exists, individuals are entitled to use the language of their choice in their dealings and communications with the government. The state is required to promote "the indigenous languages of our people." This is interpreted to include the nine official indigenous African languages, Afrikaans, Khoi, Nama and San. In the determination of language policies Municipal Councils are required to take the language usage and preferences of the inhabitants into account and in the national and provincial at least two official languages must be used. Essential facts regarding language usage, demographic distribution, etc. must be taken into consideration for the determination  of a language policy to conform to the Constitution.

The Political and Religious Tensions of Fijian Dance in Canada: Renegotiating Identity Through Affect

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 106-112
Author(s):  
Evadne Kelly
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
The Political ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
Anthropological Theory ◽  
Feeling States ◽  
Diasporic Communities

Recent performances ofmeke, a “traditional” Fijian song-dance genre, in Canada indicate a renegotiation of identity among Fijians in diasporic communities. However, due to religious and political anxieties involving Fiji's colonial history, not all Fijians in Canada will participate inmeke. To explore this, I draw from archival research and fieldwork conducted in Western Canada and Viti Levu, Fiji (2011–2012). Additionally, I take inspiration from the anthropological theory of affect, whereby the body has the ability to be affected (to feel/sense) and to affect others (causing others to feel/sense). I argue that experiences and expressions of powerful feeling states in and surroundingmekeperformance are important in terms of renegotiating Fiji's past colonial and present post-independence realities while negotiating new connections and relations in multicultural Canada.

Politics and Identity in Alevi Kurds: An interview with Martin van Bruinessen

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Umit Cetin ◽  
Celia Jenkins ◽  
Suavi AYDIN
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Intellectual Engagement ◽  
Religious Dimension ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Diasporic Communities

This interview with Martin van Bruinessen records his personal and intellectual engagement with Alevis in Turkey and the Netherlands for over fifty years. Initially, his interest was in Anatolian Alevi culture and he began exploring the religious dimension of Alevism in the 1970s at a time when Alevis were more preoccupied with left-wing politics. He charts the emergence of Alevism studies since the 1980s and links it to the religious resurgence and reinvention of diverse ethno-religious Alevi identities associated with urbanised and diasporic communities. He further examines the relationship between Kurdish and Alevi movements and Alevism and Islam.

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