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It could be time for a new idea of what Englishness really means – and footballers are helping to shape it.
A study of over 6,000 posts by European football associations demonstrates that communities react very differently, depending on the type of diversity up for debate.
France’s ethnically diverse squad reflects the nation’s multi-faceted history: its colonial heritage, migration patterns and the French Football Federation’s training policy that dates back to the 1990s.
Canada co-hosting the World Cup and its national team’s success is an opportunity to explore how people living in multicultural regions decide who to support.
Two revolutions, two republics and the enduring power of national myths and civic festivities come to the fore in July as France and the US both celebrate national holidays.
On June 23 2016, a slight majority of Britons voted to leave the European Union. Today surveys show that more people are regretting the EU divorce deal rather than celebrating it.
In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important parts of the country’s story.
Mandatory national service in Ghana has helped national cohesion.
Trump’s spectacle draws on a long history of authoritarian leaders who use ritualized celebrations to bind personal power to national identity.
The author of a new biography of renowned New Zealand photographer Ans Westra explains how she and her art were in many ways inseparable.
A national anthem is supposed to reinforce a nation’s identity. Are we fine with singing Advance Australia Fair for another 50 years?
2023 sees the UK host the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine. But what role does the stage itself have to play in the musical spectacle?
Why do many Canadian hockey fans feel the urge to support teams they would ordinarily delight in rooting against?
Since Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, more and more Ukrainians say that they feel pride for their country.
Mzala’s distinctive intellectual contribution combined a sophisticated grasp of revolutionary theory with the reality of ethnic nationalism.
Latest figures show that Northern Ireland comprises not just Catholics and Protestants but a third group that defies religious categorisation.
Ukraine is partnering with an advertising company to produce an innovative nation branding campaign during a war. The campaign could have influence beyond how Ukraine and Russia conduct this war.
Studies on Ukraine going as far back as the late 1990s and early 2000s showed that the country’s population was connecting less and less with Russia.
An expert in post-World War II displaced people looks at how history informs the current situation in Ukraine.
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Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, University of Sheffield
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Professor of French Studies, School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol
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Academic Manager/Head of Early Years and Social Work, University of South Wales
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Professor of Law and Government, Durham University, Durham University
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Reader in Political Science and International Relations, Aston University
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Professor of International Studies, California State University, Long Beach
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Adjunct professor, Carleton University
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Coordinator, Centre of Visual Art, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in History and Classics, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Hull