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This analysis of nation-building and nation branding in post-colonial, multi-ethnic Suriname builds on the notion that such policies are promising but also difficult to achieve in culturally divided societies. We zoom in on three episodes of nation-building and nation branding in the country and explain why and in what respects they succeeded or failed. We posit that in Suriname's case, nation-building and nation branding are intertwined, because the latter cannot be seen in isolation from nation-building. In the Conclusion, we discuss the effects of colonial legacies in multi-ethnic societies on nation-building and nation branding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, the author discusses the centenary of periodical and possible changes in sovereignty in the region squarely in a global perspective and Suriname by way of newspapers in Paramaribo and echoed the rumors that had been going around for some time.

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The article discusses the relationship between ethnic relations and nation building in Suriname from the late Dutch colonial period of 1940s through the early 21st century. An overview of the social aspects of language in Suriname, including its use to divide and exclude, is provided. An overview of Suriname's politics, including nationalism within the country and the relationship between ethnicity and politics, is also provided.

The article discusses the influence of Dutch theories regarding colonial administration in the East Indies on politics and society in Suriname. Particular focus is given to theorist and Suriname governor J. C. Kielstra. Details on Kielstra's strategy of ethnic pillarization and on the migration of workers from China, British India, and Java to Suriname are presented. Other topics include assimilation, education, marriage, and colonial theorist A. D. A. de Kat Angelino.

The author considers a white woman who played a key role in the antihookworm campaign in early twentieth-century Suriname. She demonstrates that the white female reformer Grace Schneiders-Howard worked in concert with two separate metropolitan authorities, the Dutch government and the American Rockefeller Foundation, but in conflict with local Surinamese authorities.

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses the various articles published within the issue on topics focusing on Caribbean history, heritage, and culture.