Abstract
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 contributors formulated their responses to these questions near to the outset of the pandemic, amid intense uncertainty. This made it acutely difficult, if not impossible, to make predictions. Nevertheless, it was felt that a historically and theoretically informed discussion would shed light on the types of political processes that could be triggered by the COVID‐19 pandemic. In doing so, the aim is to help orient researchers and policy‐makers as they grapple with what has rapidly become the most urgent issue of our times.
Highlights
ERIC TAYLOR WOODS (UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON) AND ROBERT SCHERTZER (UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO)On March 11, 2020, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced that COVID-19 constituted a pandemic
Greenfeld argues that ethnic nationalism is a key variable shaping the responses of many states to COVID-19 when compared with previous pandemics such as H1N1
MillerIdriss parts ways from Greenfeld and Hughes by suggesting that while the powerful nation-states may be strengthened by COVID-19, it is likely that the pandemic will erode the more fragile states of the global south
Summary
ERIC TAYLOR WOODS (UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON) AND ROBERT SCHERTZER (UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO)On March 11, 2020, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), announced that COVID-19 constituted a pandemic. To reflect on the potential impacts of COVID-19 on nationalism and the nation-state system, the contributors to this Scholarly Exchange have been asked to address three related 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
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