The Making of Nations

In this first miniseries of Season 2, "Petronationalism", we look at the making of nations: our myths around a "balance of power" for sovereign states, and the way they've coloured our understanding of 20th century history. If we're going to make sense of power struggles in the world today, we need to rethink some of our fundamental ideas about the nation-state.REFERENCESAxworthy, Michael and Patrick Milton. "The Myth of Westphalia: Understanding Its True Legacy Could Help the Middle East", Foreign Affairs. 2016.https://www.foreignaffairs.com..../europe/myth-westpha "A Westphalian Peace for the Middle East: Why an Old Framework Could Work", Foreign Affairs. 2016.https://www.foreignaffairs.com..../articles/europe/201 Stephane. "The Power of the Westphalian Myth in International Law", Paz de Westphalia/Peace of Westphalia (1648-2008), Sao Paulo: University Press. 2013. [Republished online: 2017.]https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/p....apers.cfm?abstract_i Alexei. "Westphalian Myth: History and Criticism", Analysis and Forecasting, IMEMO Journal. 2019.https://www.afjournal.ru/en/in....dex.php?page_id=138M Jonathan. "A Tale of Tale of Two Westphalia: The Narrative Evolution of a Historiographical Mythos from Nationalist History to Political Theory, 1808-1948". Major Paper, University of Windsor. 2018.https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&context=major-papers