ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 provides the broader theoretical perspectives that I have deployed for the analysis of data on the selected empirical topics. Starting with the chosen definition of nationalism, which is a form of social movement, I elaborate on grassroots nationalism and calculated nationalism. Then I introduce Margaret Archer’s (1995) morphogenetic approach which closely examines related structural and cultural contexts, which go through a continuing transformation based on individual agents’ properties actively engaging with structure and culture for change. At the end of Chapter 2, I demonstrate the value of analysing news reports as the main source of data for this project.
