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Indigenous nationhood has not just been a part of Indigenous ways of life for centuries, but is now closely tied to established and developing legal and constitutional principles in Canada.
Colonialism set Nigeria up for failure as a united country. But successive governments since independence have a lot to answer for too.
It might sound like difficult terrain, but ideas of nationhood can be progressive as well as regressive, and could help bind Australians ahead of the Voice referendum.
The country’s creative and critical music culture will be substantially diminished if the university funding crisis hits any harder.
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?
On average, countries that adopt ethnic recognition experience less violence, more economic vitality, and more democratic politics.
Lebanon’s 1989 peace deal ended a civil war by sharing political power between religious factions. That created a society profoundly divided by religion – something today’s protesters hope to change.
What makes for a thriving nation and happy citizens? Values. A nation’s institutions need people with supporting underlying values to perform at their best.
The National Question cannot be resolved solely through South Africa’s constitution. There’s potential for a far more radical transformative project than traditional liberalism.
The logic behind building a wall is centuries old. But can concrete solve the complex problems the U.S. is facing today?
Wrestling is Senegal’s national sport. But the presence of an ethnic discourse within the sporting arena may well threaten the notion of the multi-ethnic nation state.
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Professor of Sociology and Chair, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Psychology and Business, University of Calgary
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Distinguished Reserach Professor, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Doctoral student in Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
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Associate Professor, Composition and Sonic Arts, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Lecturer in Theatre and Scenography, Aberystwyth University
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Senior Lecturer in English, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Politics, New York University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of International Education and Politics, New York University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lakehead University
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Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba
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Lecturer in Global Cultures, King's College London