The resentful undergrowth of nostalgia: Ontological insecurity, relative deprivation and powerlessness

The resentful undergrowth of nostalgia: Ontological insecurity, relative deprivation and powerlessness

This article untangles competing conceptualisations of nostalgia and identifies a specific form of collective-restorative nostalgia as politically significant. We argue that the link between resentment and this type of nostalgia emerges from their joint critique of the socio-political realities of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:British Journal Of Sociology 2023-03, Vol.74 (2)
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