Divergent Nationalisms: Some Comparative Thoughts On Australia, Canada And New Zealand¹

1 This article is a revised and extended version of a paper delivered at the Sociological Association of Aotearoa/New Zealand conference at Waikato University in November 2000.1 wish to thank conference participants. as well the referees of this journal, for their comments. The usual disclaimers apply.

Abstract

Is the ‘nation’a useful political and sociological concept for describing the character of relations between Maori and Pakeha? By examining nationalist discourses and ideologies within Australia, Canada and New Zealand, new theoretical directions for understanding the intricacies of current ‘national’ questions in settler societies are proposed. Drawing on the recent work of Rogers Brubaker on state-framed and counter-state nationalisms, the theoretical shortcomings of a bi-national model of New Zealand are elaborated.

• Nationalism
• Settler States
• Australia
• Canada
• New Zealand

Notes

1 This article is a revised and extended version of a paper delivered at the Sociological Association of Aotearoa/New Zealand conference at Waikato University in November 2000.1 wish to thank conference participants. as well the referees of this journal, for their comments. The usual disclaimers apply.