Flag politics and Australia Day debates are shaping up to be key themes in conservative political discourse in the months ahead.
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A late-19th century campaign spearheaded by Foster’s brother sought to elevate him into the pantheon of American cultural heroes, even as his sympathies tended to lie with the pro-slavery South.
It’s showtime! …Erecting a mixed martials arts arena at the White House and hinting that it might just become a permanent fixture is a nod to power that draws on force and spectacle.
It’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated. It’s quite another when you aren’t feeling very proud to be an American.
Fostering a sense of pride in local communities increases citizen participation, including, at a bare minimum, voting in municipal elections.
President Donald Trump and his supporters cast their domestic opponents as disloyal, traitorous or worse, rather than seeing dissent as part of democracy.
80 years after Japanese Americans were imprisoned at the Manzanar Relocation Center, descendants are returning to play the sport that gave prisoners hope and a sense of normalcy.
After the unite the kingdom rally, the flag raising campaigns of recent weeks now look like astroturfing.
Listen to self-censorship expert Daniel Bar-Tal explains what motivates some people to keep quiet on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Generations already suffering a shattered sense of safety from US gun violence do not see the military as a viable option, a terrorism scholar argues.
Canadian patriotism has risen since Trump threatened to annex the country. However, the rhetoric and symbols of Canadian nationalism may be leaving out modern understandings of the country.
Philosopher Richard Rorty can help us understand the delicate balance between being a good patriot and a bad patriot.
Does the Buy Canadian movement represent lasting change in consumer behaviour, or is it just a temporary response to geopolitical tensions?
Mozambique struggles to create a unified nation because of its diverse cultures, colonial history, socialism and globalisation.
George Orwell, who wrote about war, totalitarianism, nationalism and patriotism in the 1940s, would have had a lot to say about Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric.
The most successful teams at Europe’s soccer championship comprise diverse players, often thanks to immigration. Could that be influencing fans’ views of nationalism?
Sporting events form a vital space where Americans display their ‘civil religious devotion,’ according to a scholar of religion and sports.
The Australian Defence Force is in desperate need of more recruits. How could they get more Gen Z people on board?
For Brits, ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ evokes nostalgia for a vanished, golden age. But Americans experience it as a stirring sendoff into a hopeful future.
A national anthem is supposed to reinforce a nation’s identity. Are we fine with singing Advance Australia Fair for another 50 years?
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