Globalization and Nationalism

Abstract

Globalization and Nationalism have often been evoked as the two defining features of the modern world (Sabanadze, 2010). Globalization has largely made the world less pluralistic, and the homogenization of the world community as a whole has had large effects on 21st-century nationalism as stated by Erwin (2017). The increased flow of capital, people, and customs due to Globalization has placed the role of contemporary Nationalism into question. At this premise the core purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between Globalization and Nationalism in the contemporary era. There is a vast literature dealing with globalization and nationalism both separately and in connection with each other as stated by Sabanadze in 2010.The thrust areas of this paper are concept and understanding of Globalization and Nationalism and the changing relationship between Globalization and Nationalism. The paper advocates the concept of ‘Neo-Nationalism’ that is associated with Globalization in the present context. Further, the paper makes an attempt to shed some light on the reality of Globalization and Nationalism in present Indian context.