Fine, Robert, 1945-. (2010) Nationalism, postnationalism, antisemitism. Thoughts on the politics of Jurgen Habermas. Oesterreichische Zeitschrift fuer Politikwissenschaft, Volume 39 (Number 4). pp. 409-420. ISSN 0378-5149

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Abstract

This paper explores some of the ways the question of antisemitism figures in the political writings of Jurgen Habermas It pays tribute to Habermas determination to confront the legacy of European antisemitism in his re constructive politics especially in relation to his vision of the postnational constellation It also addresses the limitations of an approach to antisemitism which grants key analytical status to a national postnational dichotomy The last part of the paper concerns the transmutation of the content of postnational theory from offering a critical engagement with the legacy of European antisemitism into a standard of judgment that contrasts an idealized image of Europe as a postnational political community with a particulansed image of Israel as the incarnation of the defects of nationalism I argue that this is an uncritical turn It is not the product of any change in Habermas own work but of a misappropriation of his theory that nonetheless has roots in what it misappropriates The paper calls for more attention to be given to the symbolic universe through which antisemitism functions

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Habermas, Jürgen -- Political and social views, Habermas, Jürgen -- Criticism and interpretation
Journal or Publication Title:	Oesterreichische Zeitschrift fuer Politikwissenschaft
Publisher:	Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG
ISSN:	0378-5149
Date:	2010
Volume:	Volume 39
Number:	Number 4
Page Range:	pp. 409-420
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/41521

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