Lorenzo Posocco
Biographic Data
| ID | 709246 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorenzo Posocco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorenzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Posocco |
| SIGNATURE | POSOCCO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0982-851X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Columbus wasn't Italian? DNA, media framing, and the politics of ethnic reclassification
In October 2024 a Spanish television documentary and subsequent press coverage claimed DNA evidence resolved Christopher Columbus’s origins. This article asks how English-language newspapers framed these claims and what boundary work they enabled. Using reflexive thematic analysis of 101 articles from Nexis Advance UK, we find that coverage (1) treated DNA as definitive, minimizing uncertainty; (2) translated genetic claims into claims about nati…
Climate obstruction and nationalism
Nationalism is notoriously an ideology that can fit opposite ideological and political necessities. Since 2020, an emerging literature exploring nationalism’s connections with climate change has developed. Yet, nationalism’s role in the decisive practice of climate obstruction has hitherto not been conceptually mapped. This integrative review inductively analyses various forms of nationalism, focusing on each form’s role in climate obstruction an…
Flexible Nationalisms
Anthony D. Smith, in one of his earlier, less debated, works – Nationalism in the 20th Century (1979) – examines phases of nationalism in the modern era, suggesting that nationalism has taken various forms before and during the 20th century. He argues that nationalism’s adaptability is at the core of its persistence, adapting to changing situations such as fascism and communism. As a result of this adaptability, nationalism still flourishes today…
National Identity Hollowed-Out
This article examines the transformation of Irish national identity 100 years after independence, focusing on the phenomenon described as the “hollowing out” of national identity. While symbolic markers such as the Irish language and Catholicism remain central to the concept of Irishness, their associated practices have significantly declined. Similarly, the civic dimensions of national identity, including citizenship and respect for political in…
Introduction to Climate Change and the Future of Diversity
Holocaust Representations in German Museums and Information Centers
This article explores Holocaust representations in three prominent German museums and information centers – the Topography of Terror, the Jewish Museum, and the information center under the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – identifying a key gap in their narratives, which is termed the ‘perpetrator-centric narrative.’ This narrative primarily emphasizes Germany’s role in the Holocaust, often overshadowing or even omitting the roles of oth…
Visible and Invisible
Homogenocene
The entrance into the Anthropocene Epoch has pushed historians and social scientists to reconsider human history through new lenses and along an entirely different timeline. For historians, the notion of the Anthropocene can be seen as an overarching category superimposed on the usual chronological divisions into ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary history. In social sciences in general, the notion of the Anthropocene has been embraced, o…
Speaking Irish and belonging among Irish-speakers of diverse ethnicity and nationality in Ireland
This is a pilot study on the relationship between speaking Irish and belonging, with a focus on Irish-speakers of diverse ethnicities and/or nationalities in Ireland. The research includes twelve respondents with diverse backgrounds in terms of nationality and/or ethnicity. We examine whether the language gives them a sense of belonging to Ireland, but also if they experience any exclusion on the basis that it does not ‘belong’ to them. Our resea…
Labhairt na Gaeilge agus muintearas in Éirinn, i measc Gaeilgeoirí a bhfuil eitneachas agus náisiúntachtaí éagsúla acu
Réamhfhocal Sa staidéar píolótach seo rinneamar iniúchadh ar an gceangal atá ann idir labhairt na Gaeilge agus muintearas, ag díriú go sonrach ar chainteoirí Gaeilge ó chúlraí eitneacha agus/nó náisiúnta éagsúla i bPoblacht na hÉireann. Ghlac daoine, a raibh náisiúntachtaí agus eitneachtaí éagsúla acu, rannpáirt sa staidéar. Trí thaighde cáilíochtúil (ag amharc trí lionsa an náisiúnachais) rinneamar imscrúdú ar an gceist an dtugann labhairt na Ga…
Climate change
Some nation-states, i.e., Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, repeatedly score the highest in environmental indicators such as the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). Their cities win environmental awards; they have well-developed recycling systems; they perform well with biodegradable waste; and their citizens show awareness of environmental problems, protesting publicly and even sueing their governing…
Re-imagining the nation-state
In this article the positive lessons from the coronavirus pandemic are examined, focusing on the intensive activities of solidarity at the local, national, and transnational levels, the increase in scientific cooperation, the implementation of assistance policies by states, and the various endeavors of NGOs, religious communities, private organizations, wealthy and less wealthy donors, and charities to support individuals and groups affected by i…
Minority Language Public Sphere
Which Nationalism for the Anthropocene? A Comparative Study of Exemplary Green Nation-States
This article poses, and attempts to answer, two correlated questions: (1) Is nationalism, the dominant ideology in our world of nation-states, compatible with the struggle to halt or minimize climate change and related environmental catastrophes? and (2) Which form(s) of government, whether or not informed by nationalist ideology, could better address the most serious threat to human life that currently appears on the horizon? This article puts f…
Reflexive Green Nationalism (RGN)
What can theories of nationalism and the nation-state tell us about climate change? Much of the available literature, including works by prominent thinkers Ulrich Beck and Bruno Latour, identify it as a collective global challenge rather than a local and national one. But is it really so? This article develops an original theoretical framework integrating the theory of "reflexive modernity", theories of nationalism, and case studies of green nati…
Nationalism and environmentalism
Although nationalism has been identified as the dominant ideology of the modern era, and environmentalism is the 21st century rising star, few studies address the relationship between them. The consensus seems to be that they are hardly compatible, considering that nationalism is a boundary‐building phenomenon while environmentalism advocates for the safeguarding of the environment beyond national borders. Drawing on evidence from fieldwork in th…
Museum Politics in Turkey Under the Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP)
The Politics of Nationalism in Recently Built Turkish Museums
Nationalism and environmentalism
Although nationalism has been identified as the dominant ideology of the modern era, and environmentalism is the 21st century rising star, few studies address the relationship between them. The consensus seems to be that they are hardly compatible, considering that nationalism is a boundary‐building phenomenon while environmentalism advocates for the safeguarding of the environment beyond national borders. Drawing on evidence from fieldwork in th…
Which Nationalism for the Anthropocene? A Comparative Study of Exemplary Green Nation-States
This article poses, and attempts to answer, two correlated questions: (1) Is nationalism, the dominant ideology in our world of nation-states, compatible with the struggle to halt or minimize climate change and related environmental catastrophes? and (2) Which form(s) of government, whether or not informed by nationalist ideology, could better address the most serious threat to human life that currently appears on the horizon? This article puts f…
Reflexive Green Nationalism (RGN)
What can theories of nationalism and the nation-state tell us about climate change? Much of the available literature, including works by prominent thinkers Ulrich Beck and Bruno Latour, identify it as a collective global challenge rather than a local and national one. But is it really so? This article develops an original theoretical framework integrating the theory of "reflexive modernity", theories of nationalism, and case studies of green nati…
Climate change
Some nation-states, i.e., Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, repeatedly score the highest in environmental indicators such as the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). Their cities win environmental awards; they have well-developed recycling systems; they perform well with biodegradable waste; and their citizens show awareness of environmental problems, protesting publicly and even sueing their governing…
Speaking Irish and belonging among Irish-speakers of diverse ethnicity and nationality in Ireland
This is a pilot study on the relationship between speaking Irish and belonging, with a focus on Irish-speakers of diverse ethnicities and/or nationalities in Ireland. The research includes twelve respondents with diverse backgrounds in terms of nationality and/or ethnicity. We examine whether the language gives them a sense of belonging to Ireland, but also if they experience any exclusion on the basis that it does not ‘belong’ to them. Our resea…
Introduction to Climate Change and the Future of Diversity
Re-imagining the nation-state
In this article the positive lessons from the coronavirus pandemic are examined, focusing on the intensive activities of solidarity at the local, national, and transnational levels, the increase in scientific cooperation, the implementation of assistance policies by states, and the various endeavors of NGOs, religious communities, private organizations, wealthy and less wealthy donors, and charities to support individuals and groups affected by i…
Minority Language Public Sphere
Museum Politics in Turkey Under the Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP)
The Politics of Nationalism in Recently Built Turkish Museums
Museum Politics in Turkey Under the Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP)
The Politics of Nationalism in Recently Built Turkish Museums
Which Nationalism for the Anthropocene? A Comparative Study of Exemplary Green Nation-States
This article poses, and attempts to answer, two correlated questions: (1) Is nationalism, the dominant ideology in our world of nation-states, compatible with the struggle to halt or minimize climate change and related environmental catastrophes? and (2) Which form(s) of government, whether or not informed by nationalist ideology, could better address the most serious threat to human life that currently appears on the horizon? This article puts f…
Reflexive Green Nationalism (RGN)
What can theories of nationalism and the nation-state tell us about climate change? Much of the available literature, including works by prominent thinkers Ulrich Beck and Bruno Latour, identify it as a collective global challenge rather than a local and national one. But is it really so? This article develops an original theoretical framework integrating the theory of "reflexive modernity", theories of nationalism, and case studies of green nati…
Nationalism and environmentalism
Although nationalism has been identified as the dominant ideology of the modern era, and environmentalism is the 21st century rising star, few studies address the relationship between them. The consensus seems to be that they are hardly compatible, considering that nationalism is a boundary‐building phenomenon while environmentalism advocates for the safeguarding of the environment beyond national borders. Drawing on evidence from fieldwork in th…
Climate change
Some nation-states, i.e., Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, repeatedly score the highest in environmental indicators such as the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). Their cities win environmental awards; they have well-developed recycling systems; they perform well with biodegradable waste; and their citizens show awareness of environmental problems, protesting publicly and even sueing their governing…
Re-imagining the nation-state
In this article the positive lessons from the coronavirus pandemic are examined, focusing on the intensive activities of solidarity at the local, national, and transnational levels, the increase in scientific cooperation, the implementation of assistance policies by states, and the various endeavors of NGOs, religious communities, private organizations, wealthy and less wealthy donors, and charities to support individuals and groups affected by i…
Minority Language Public Sphere
Visible and Invisible
Homogenocene
The entrance into the Anthropocene Epoch has pushed historians and social scientists to reconsider human history through new lenses and along an entirely different timeline. For historians, the notion of the Anthropocene can be seen as an overarching category superimposed on the usual chronological divisions into ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary history. In social sciences in general, the notion of the Anthropocene has been embraced, o…
Speaking Irish and belonging among Irish-speakers of diverse ethnicity and nationality in Ireland
This is a pilot study on the relationship between speaking Irish and belonging, with a focus on Irish-speakers of diverse ethnicities and/or nationalities in Ireland. The research includes twelve respondents with diverse backgrounds in terms of nationality and/or ethnicity. We examine whether the language gives them a sense of belonging to Ireland, but also if they experience any exclusion on the basis that it does not ‘belong’ to them. Our resea…
Labhairt na Gaeilge agus muintearas in Éirinn, i measc Gaeilgeoirí a bhfuil eitneachas agus náisiúntachtaí éagsúla acu
Réamhfhocal Sa staidéar píolótach seo rinneamar iniúchadh ar an gceangal atá ann idir labhairt na Gaeilge agus muintearas, ag díriú go sonrach ar chainteoirí Gaeilge ó chúlraí eitneacha agus/nó náisiúnta éagsúla i bPoblacht na hÉireann. Ghlac daoine, a raibh náisiúntachtaí agus eitneachtaí éagsúla acu, rannpáirt sa staidéar. Trí thaighde cáilíochtúil (ag amharc trí lionsa an náisiúnachais) rinneamar imscrúdú ar an gceist an dtugann labhairt na Ga…
National Identity Hollowed-Out
This article examines the transformation of Irish national identity 100 years after independence, focusing on the phenomenon described as the “hollowing out” of national identity. While symbolic markers such as the Irish language and Catholicism remain central to the concept of Irishness, their associated practices have significantly declined. Similarly, the civic dimensions of national identity, including citizenship and respect for political in…
Introduction to Climate Change and the Future of Diversity
Holocaust Representations in German Museums and Information Centers
This article explores Holocaust representations in three prominent German museums and information centers – the Topography of Terror, the Jewish Museum, and the information center under the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – identifying a key gap in their narratives, which is termed the ‘perpetrator-centric narrative.’ This narrative primarily emphasizes Germany’s role in the Holocaust, often overshadowing or even omitting the roles of oth…
Columbus wasn't Italian? DNA, media framing, and the politics of ethnic reclassification
In October 2024 a Spanish television documentary and subsequent press coverage claimed DNA evidence resolved Christopher Columbus’s origins. This article asks how English-language newspapers framed these claims and what boundary work they enabled. Using reflexive thematic analysis of 101 articles from Nexis Advance UK, we find that coverage (1) treated DNA as definitive, minimizing uncertainty; (2) translated genetic claims into claims about nati…
Climate obstruction and nationalism
Nationalism is notoriously an ideology that can fit opposite ideological and political necessities. Since 2020, an emerging literature exploring nationalism’s connections with climate change has developed. Yet, nationalism’s role in the decisive practice of climate obstruction has hitherto not been conceptually mapped. This integrative review inductively analyses various forms of nationalism, focusing on each form’s role in climate obstruction an…
Flexible Nationalisms
Anthony D. Smith, in one of his earlier, less debated, works – Nationalism in the 20th Century (1979) – examines phases of nationalism in the modern era, suggesting that nationalism has taken various forms before and during the 20th century. He argues that nationalism’s adaptability is at the core of its persistence, adapting to changing situations such as fascism and communism. As a result of this adaptability, nationalism still flourishes today…
Sociology (13 works) · Politics (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Nationalism (10 works) · History (6 works) · History (6 works) · Environmental ethics (5 works) · Ideology (5 works)