Author Archives: dps2012

Special Issue of SEN Focuses on Nation and Charisma

Contributors to Volume 10, Number 3, of Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, examine charisma as the source of political authority.

Navigate the links on the right for a selection of articles from this issue. The articles are available for download from the website of Wiley-Blackwell, which publishes SEN.

The multitude of possible relationships between ‘Nation and Charisma’, the theme of the 20th Annual ASEN Conference (13–15 April 2010) on which this special issue is based, are difficult to dissect:

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How Easy Is It To ‘Be British’? Interview With Tariq Modood

In his new book, Still Not Easy Being British: Struggles for a Multicultural Citizenship (Trentham, 2010), Professor Tariq Modood sets forth a concept of multiculturalism based on liberal citizenship, moderate secularism and an inclusive idea of what it is to be British.

Professor Tariq ModoodProfessor Modood, left, is director of the University of Bristol’s Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship and a renowned commentator on Muslim politics. He recently answered questions from SEN’s web editors.

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Fascism And Antisemitism: How Closely Linked? Interview With Daniel Tilles

Daniel Tilles, a PhD student in history at Royal Holloway, University of London, has co-edited a new collection of articles, Fascism and the Jews: Italy and Britain (Vallentine Mitchell, 2011).Image: Daniel Tilles

Through comparative examination of the use of antisemitism by fascists in Britain and Italy between the wars, the book seeks to unravel some of the complexities of the relationship between fascism and antisemitism, as well of Jewish attitudes towards and experiences of fascism in the two countries.

Recently, Tilles answered the questions of SEN’s web team. His responses are below.

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