12. Should progressive politics be nationalist?

Talking Migration

In a recent special issue of the open access journal Comparative Migration Studies, Will Kymlicka, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University wrote an essay on "Solidarity in diverse societies: beyond neoliberal multiculturalism and welfare chauvinism". He discussed the so called "progressive's dilemma" and argued that progressives should embrace a multicultural nationalism to overcome it. Several scholars discussed Kymlicka's thesis in shorter responses, including the special issue editor Rainer Baubock, Professor of Social and Political Theory at the European University Institute. Buabock takes issue with Kymlicka's thesis, being sceptical that liberalism nationalism is the way forward for progressives. In this podcast they discuss what they think is at stake in the "progressive's dilemma" and whether nationalism is the answer.