What is everyday nation and why does it matter in times of heightened nationalism? This article offers a brief commentary around these questions. It takes as a context the rise in nationalism associated with the surge in populist politics – a rise which risks being exacerbated by the present COVID-19 pandemic. After reviewing the origins of what can be loosely labelled as ‘everyday nation’ scholarship, the article makes the case for the importance of such an analytical approach to unpack the simplistic rhetoric which conflates nation with one ethno-culturally homogenous people. The argument advanced is that everyday nation allows for a plurality of people and understandings of nation to emerge. As much as this focus is essential in times when nationalism pretends to speak for one people, a fuller understanding of nation can only be realised, though, through an integrated theory which bridges its micro and macro dimensions.

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民族主义兴起时期的日常民族

什么是日常国家，为什么它在民族主义高涨的时代很重要？本文对这些问题进行了简要评论。它以与民粹主义政治激增相关的民族主义上升为背景——这种上升有可能被当前的 COVID-19 大流行加剧。在回顾了可以被松散地贴上“日常民族”标签的学术的起源之后，本文论证了这种分析方法的重要性，以解开将民族与一个民族文化同质的人混为一谈的简单言论。提出的论点是，日常国家允许出现多元化的人和对国家的理解。尽管在民族主义假装为一个民族说话的时代，这种关注是必不可少的，但只有实现对民族的更全面理解，