Contributing to the theoretical and empirical debate on identity, globalization, religious nationalism and (in)security, this book takes an interesting angle on the effects of globalization in India and the problem of identity formation.

Catarina Kinnvall is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Lund University, Sweden. Her research interests include international relations theory and political psychology, focusing on globalization and religious nationalism in Asia. Her recent publications include Globalization and Democratization in Asia: The Construction of Identity (with Kristina Jönsson, eds).

Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Globalization, (In)security and Religious Nationalism 1. Globalization and Destabilization: Approaching (In)Security 2. Securitized Subjectivity: Others and the Emotional Aspects of Identity (Re)Construction 3. Nationalism and Religion as Securitizers of Subjectivity: Local Responses to Global Destabilization Part 3: Religion and Nationalism in India 4. Situating Sikh and Hindu Nationalism 5. Globalization, Modernity and the Limitations of Sikh Nationalism 6. Globalization, Modernity and the Power of Hindu Nationalism 7. Culturalism and the Future of Identity Relations in India. Glossary. Notes. Bibliography. Index