Eric Taylor Woods
Biographic Data
| ID | 585463 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Taylor Woods |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric Taylor |
| FAMILY NAME | Woods |
| SIGNATURE | WOODS E T |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1578-3880 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
How nationalist rhetoric drives polarization over climate change in the US
This article explores how American politicians – on both the right and left – use nationalist rhetoric to frame climate change. We undertake a contextual content analysis of all speeches by Republican and Democratic presidential nominees during the 2016 and 2020 elections. We show that nationalism was among the most prominent frames for these nominees when referring to climate change, whether they supported positions that were ‘skeptical’ (ie Don…
On The Making of White American Identity: Ron Eyerman and Eric Taylor Woods in Conversation
In this article, Eric Taylor Woods asks Ron Eyerman about the motivations, methods, and ideas that informed the writing of his recent book, The Making of White American Identity (2022). The conversation focuses particularly on the significance of racism, the Civil War, and popular culture in the founding and sustaining of white American identity as a mobilizing force in American politics. Along the way, Woods and Eyerman discuss the comparability…
The Battle for the Soul of the Nation: Nationalist Polarization in the 2020 American Presidential Election and the Threat to Democracy
This article examines the nationalist rhetoric of Biden and Trump in the 2020 presidential election, focusing on how the candidates represented, and contested, the meaning of American national identity. To do so, we construct a novel analytical framework to undertake a contextual content analysis of Biden and Trump’s campaign tweets (n = 4,321). We demonstrate that the meaning of national identity was a key source of contestation in the election,…
What is old is new again: The deep roots of ethnic nationalism in the digital age
In this article, we elaborate on the central themes of our recent book, The New Nationalism in America and Beyond (OUP, 2022), before responding to the comments and criticisms of several esteemed colleagues (Phil Gorski, Cynthia Miller‐Idriss, and Sophie Duchesne). In sum, our book argues that the relative success of right‐wing populists among the white majorities of the West – including Donald Trump in the US, Marine Le Pen in France, and the Br…
An International Review – Carrying the Torch of Anthony D. Smith’s Goal to Map the Field of Nationalism Studies
We are delighted to provide readers of Studies of National Movements (SNM) a brief update on the recent work and future directions of the State of Nationalism (SoN)
Nationalism: The ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication
In this article, we explore the ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication during the 2016 presidential campaign. We draw on insights from ethno-symbolism–a perspective within nationalism studies–to analyse all 5,515 tweets sent by Trump during the campaign. We find that ethno-nationalist and populist themes were by far the most important component of Trump’s tweets, and that these themes built upon long-standing myths and…
Covid‐19, nationalism, and the politics of crisis: A scholarly exchange
In this article, several scholars of nationalism discuss the potential for the COVID‐19 pandemic to impact the development of nationalism and world politics. To structure the discussion, the contributors respond to three questions: (1) how should we understand the relationship between nationalism and COVID‐19; (2) will COVID‐19 fuel ethnic and nationalist conflict; and (3) will COVID‐19 reinforce or erode the nation‐state in the long run? The con…
Cultural trauma: Ron Eyerman and the founding of a new research paradigm
The anatomy of memory politics: A formalist analysis of Tate Britain’s ‘Artist and Empire’ and the struggle over Britain’s imperial past
The Cultural Politics of Nationalism and Nation-Building: Ritual and Performance in the Forging of Nations
1. Ritual and performance in the study of nations and nationalism Eric Taylor Woods and Rachel Tsang PART I: APPROACHES 2. The rites of nations: elites, masses and the re-enactment of the 'national past' Anthony D. Smith 3. National holiday commemorations: the view from below John E. Fox 4. Time-bubbles of nationalism: dynamics of solidarity ritual in lived time Randall Collins 5. Competition as ritual and the legitimation of the liberal nation-s…
A Cultural Approach to a Canadian Tragedy: The Indian Residential Schools as a Sacred Enterprise
Cultural Politics of Nationalism and Nation-Building: Ritual and Performance in the Production of Nations
Towards a cultural sociology of nations and nationalism
Beyond multination federalism: Reflections on nations and nationalism in Canada
This article addresses the problem of managing nationalism in multination states by evaluating the influential multination federal model, as put forward by a group of Canadian scholars. Finding that it employs an overly primordial view of nations, the article argues that John Hutchinson’s approach, which foregrounds the conflict of nationalisms that occurs within nations, offers a better lens from which to bring to light the sources of unity and …
Beyond multinational Canada
In this article, the authors argue that the particular understanding of nations and nationalism underpinning the work of the ‘Canada School’ of multinational federalists leads them to ignore important aspects of ethno-national conflict. To support this point, the authors return to the case of Canada and apply a nuanced understanding of nations and nationalism. This brings to light a more complex picture of ethno-national conflict and a number of …
Ethno-national conflict and its management
This special issue of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics covers the topic of ethno-national conflict management, with a particular focus on the intersection between this body of work and the inter
Constituting Communities: Political Solutions to Cultural Conflict by Per Mouritsen & Knud Erik Jørgensen (eds.)
The assassination of Theo van Gogh: From social drama to cultural trauma
The assassination of Theo van Gogh: From social drama to cultural trauma, by Ron Eyerman, Durham and London, Duke University Press, 2008, 213 pp., US$ 22.95 (paperback). ISBN 978-0-8223-4406-3 In t
Covid‐19, nationalism, and the politics of crisis: A scholarly exchange
In this article, several scholars of nationalism discuss the potential for the COVID‐19 pandemic to impact the development of nationalism and world politics. To structure the discussion, the contributors respond to three questions: (1) how should we understand the relationship between nationalism and COVID‐19; (2) will COVID‐19 fuel ethnic and nationalist conflict; and (3) will COVID‐19 reinforce or erode the nation‐state in the long run? The con…
Towards a cultural sociology of nations and nationalism
A Cultural Approach to a Canadian Tragedy: The Indian Residential Schools as a Sacred Enterprise
The Battle for the Soul of the Nation: Nationalist Polarization in the 2020 American Presidential Election and the Threat to Democracy
This article examines the nationalist rhetoric of Biden and Trump in the 2020 presidential election, focusing on how the candidates represented, and contested, the meaning of American national identity. To do so, we construct a novel analytical framework to undertake a contextual content analysis of Biden and Trump’s campaign tweets (n = 4,321). We demonstrate that the meaning of national identity was a key source of contestation in the election,…
Beyond multinational Canada
In this article, the authors argue that the particular understanding of nations and nationalism underpinning the work of the ‘Canada School’ of multinational federalists leads them to ignore important aspects of ethno-national conflict. To support this point, the authors return to the case of Canada and apply a nuanced understanding of nations and nationalism. This brings to light a more complex picture of ethno-national conflict and a number of …
Beyond multination federalism: Reflections on nations and nationalism in Canada
This article addresses the problem of managing nationalism in multination states by evaluating the influential multination federal model, as put forward by a group of Canadian scholars. Finding that it employs an overly primordial view of nations, the article argues that John Hutchinson’s approach, which foregrounds the conflict of nationalisms that occurs within nations, offers a better lens from which to bring to light the sources of unity and …
Ethno-national conflict and its management
This special issue of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics covers the topic of ethno-national conflict management, with a particular focus on the intersection between this body of work and the inter
How nationalist rhetoric drives polarization over climate change in the US
This article explores how American politicians – on both the right and left – use nationalist rhetoric to frame climate change. We undertake a contextual content analysis of all speeches by Republican and Democratic presidential nominees during the 2016 and 2020 elections. We show that nationalism was among the most prominent frames for these nominees when referring to climate change, whether they supported positions that were ‘skeptical’ (ie Don…
Cultural trauma: Ron Eyerman and the founding of a new research paradigm
The anatomy of memory politics: A formalist analysis of Tate Britain’s ‘Artist and Empire’ and the struggle over Britain’s imperial past
Constituting Communities: Political Solutions to Cultural Conflict by Per Mouritsen & Knud Erik Jørgensen (eds.)
The assassination of Theo van Gogh: From social drama to cultural trauma
The assassination of Theo van Gogh: From social drama to cultural trauma, by Ron Eyerman, Durham and London, Duke University Press, 2008, 213 pp., US$ 22.95 (paperback). ISBN 978-0-8223-4406-3 In t
Beyond multinational Canada
In this article, the authors argue that the particular understanding of nations and nationalism underpinning the work of the ‘Canada School’ of multinational federalists leads them to ignore important aspects of ethno-national conflict. To support this point, the authors return to the case of Canada and apply a nuanced understanding of nations and nationalism. This brings to light a more complex picture of ethno-national conflict and a number of …
Ethno-national conflict and its management
This special issue of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics covers the topic of ethno-national conflict management, with a particular focus on the intersection between this body of work and the inter
Beyond multination federalism: Reflections on nations and nationalism in Canada
This article addresses the problem of managing nationalism in multination states by evaluating the influential multination federal model, as put forward by a group of Canadian scholars. Finding that it employs an overly primordial view of nations, the article argues that John Hutchinson’s approach, which foregrounds the conflict of nationalisms that occurs within nations, offers a better lens from which to bring to light the sources of unity and …
The Cultural Politics of Nationalism and Nation-Building: Ritual and Performance in the Forging of Nations
1. Ritual and performance in the study of nations and nationalism Eric Taylor Woods and Rachel Tsang PART I: APPROACHES 2. The rites of nations: elites, masses and the re-enactment of the 'national past' Anthony D. Smith 3. National holiday commemorations: the view from below John E. Fox 4. Time-bubbles of nationalism: dynamics of solidarity ritual in lived time Randall Collins 5. Competition as ritual and the legitimation of the liberal nation-s…
A Cultural Approach to a Canadian Tragedy: The Indian Residential Schools as a Sacred Enterprise
Cultural Politics of Nationalism and Nation-Building: Ritual and Performance in the Production of Nations
Towards a cultural sociology of nations and nationalism
Cultural trauma: Ron Eyerman and the founding of a new research paradigm
The anatomy of memory politics: A formalist analysis of Tate Britain’s ‘Artist and Empire’ and the struggle over Britain’s imperial past
Nationalism: The ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication
In this article, we explore the ethno-nationalist populism of Donald Trump’s Twitter communication during the 2016 presidential campaign. We draw on insights from ethno-symbolism–a perspective within nationalism studies–to analyse all 5,515 tweets sent by Trump during the campaign. We find that ethno-nationalist and populist themes were by far the most important component of Trump’s tweets, and that these themes built upon long-standing myths and…
Covid‐19, nationalism, and the politics of crisis: A scholarly exchange
In this article, several scholars of nationalism discuss the potential for the COVID‐19 pandemic to impact the development of nationalism and world politics. To structure the discussion, the contributors respond to three questions: (1) how should we understand the relationship between nationalism and COVID‐19; (2) will COVID‐19 fuel ethnic and nationalist conflict; and (3) will COVID‐19 reinforce or erode the nation‐state in the long run? The con…
An International Review – Carrying the Torch of Anthony D. Smith’s Goal to Map the Field of Nationalism Studies
We are delighted to provide readers of Studies of National Movements (SNM) a brief update on the recent work and future directions of the State of Nationalism (SoN)
The Battle for the Soul of the Nation: Nationalist Polarization in the 2020 American Presidential Election and the Threat to Democracy
This article examines the nationalist rhetoric of Biden and Trump in the 2020 presidential election, focusing on how the candidates represented, and contested, the meaning of American national identity. To do so, we construct a novel analytical framework to undertake a contextual content analysis of Biden and Trump’s campaign tweets (n = 4,321). We demonstrate that the meaning of national identity was a key source of contestation in the election,…
What is old is new again: The deep roots of ethnic nationalism in the digital age
In this article, we elaborate on the central themes of our recent book, The New Nationalism in America and Beyond (OUP, 2022), before responding to the comments and criticisms of several esteemed colleagues (Phil Gorski, Cynthia Miller‐Idriss, and Sophie Duchesne). In sum, our book argues that the relative success of right‐wing populists among the white majorities of the West – including Donald Trump in the US, Marine Le Pen in France, and the Br…
How nationalist rhetoric drives polarization over climate change in the US
This article explores how American politicians – on both the right and left – use nationalist rhetoric to frame climate change. We undertake a contextual content analysis of all speeches by Republican and Democratic presidential nominees during the 2016 and 2020 elections. We show that nationalism was among the most prominent frames for these nominees when referring to climate change, whether they supported positions that were ‘skeptical’ (ie Don…
On The Making of White American Identity: Ron Eyerman and Eric Taylor Woods in Conversation
In this article, Eric Taylor Woods asks Ron Eyerman about the motivations, methods, and ideas that informed the writing of his recent book, The Making of White American Identity (2022). The conversation focuses particularly on the significance of racism, the Civil War, and popular culture in the founding and sustaining of white American identity as a mobilizing force in American politics. Along the way, Woods and Eyerman discuss the comparability…
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