THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE

Author(s): Aleksandar Bošković
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences
Published by: Foruma za etničke odnose
Keywords: racism; xenophobia; colonialism; modernity; nationalism
Summary/Abstract: Whether one likes it or not, racism and xenophobia are an integral part of our world. Through the „mainstream" right-wing political parties they have established themselves as more or less legitimate ways of articulating different political interests. As a matter of fact, the French National Front has recently won at the municipal level at 30 cities and towns, including Toulon and Orange. I wish to argue in this paper that to simply dismiss racism and xenophobia from a liberal (or social-democrat, or just left-wing) perspective is both wrong and counterproductive.

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