The Liberal Soliloquy
The Elite Expression of Shared Loneliness in Modern European Nationalism and Supranationalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16964380 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hernan Tesler-Mabé (University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Open Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2451-3474 • E-ISSN: 2451-3474 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/culture-2018-0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2797178131 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
In this article, I explore the problem of identity at the national and European levels historically and sociologically, exposing the liberal thread that runs through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Looking to key historical and artistic figures, I argue for the continuity between early nationalist and European integrationist impulses, maintaining that-despite their seemingly contradictory essence-the two are bound together by a liberalism (viz. the pursuit of the natural rights of man) they hold in common. I contend that this connection illustrates that the initial efforts to construct the nation in the early nineteenth century and a supranational Europe more than a century later can be understood asidealistic liberal projects that have failed due to the populist turn upon which their success depends, leaving the cultural elites behind both projects in a shared loneliness
Aesthetics · Elite · Liberalism · Loneliness · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Central European national history · European Union Policy and Governance · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |