The Second Republic's National Symbols in Crisis? When Doxa Becomes Discourse (Again)

Karner, Christian (2022) The Second Republic's National Symbols in Crisis? When Doxa Becomes Discourse (Again). In: The Second Austrian Republic. Contemporary Austrian Studies, 31 (31). UNO Press, Innsbruck University Press., Innsbruck/ New Orleans, pp. 45-66. ISBN 9783991060796, 9781608012435, 1608012433

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Abstract

This contribution to volume 31 of Contemporary Austrian Studies utilizes Bourdieu-ian theory and Michael Billig's distinction between "banal-" and "hot nationalism" to examine recent public discourses in Austria. Among the latter, special attention is paid to how central, symbolic pillars of Austrian self-understandings post-1945 (i.e. social protection and political stability, Austria's landscape, water and the environment) have, since the turn of the millennium, come to be widely perceived to be "under threat". This dynamic is shown to have gathered further pace over recent years and to have led to an increasing politicization of national identities.

Keywords:banal nationalism, crisis, hot nationalism, symbols of national identity
Subjects:L Social studies > L243 Politics of a specific country/region
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V220 European History
L Social studies > L380 Political Sociology
Divisions:College of Social Science > School of Social & Political Sciences
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Deposited On:21 Nov 2022 16:52

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