When the nation becomes louder: everyday nationalism and the 2014 Scottish independence referendum

Liinpaa, M. (2020) When the nation becomes louder: everyday nationalism and the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Sociology, 54(6), pp. 1178-1193. (doi: 10.1177/0038038520931992)

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Abstract

The 2014 Scottish independence referendum provided a sociologically opportune moment to study how nationalist narratives are constructed, expressed and experienced from below – or how nationalism is lived on the ground – as ‘the Scottish nation’ was widely discussed and debated. Drawing on 24 qualitative interviews, this article considers how ethnic and racialised minorities experienced and made sense of the nation on an everyday level around the time of the referendum. Consequently, this article argues that experiencing the everyday as routine, mundane or unremarkable is often a privilege; that focusing on those whose national belonging is not ‘beyond question’ is a revealing angle to take; and that during such hyper-nationalist contexts the nation merely becomes louder for ethnic and racialised minorities.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This research was funded by an ESRC grant (ES/J5000136/1).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Liinpaa, Dr Minna
Authors: Liinpaa, M.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences
Journal Name:Sociology
Publisher:SAGE
ISSN:0038-0385
ISSN (Online):1469-8684
Published Online:17 December 2020
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 The Author
First Published:First published in Sociology 54(6):1178-1193
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence

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