Nationalism – a hard habit to break.

This piece considers the intrusion of forms of nationalism into movements for democracy or social justice. It is argued that the landscape of political participation is always uneven and reflects histories of inclusion, exclusion and variations in entitlement to participate and be safe. This unevenness can lead to non-participation, opposition or non-engagement in popular movements by groups with recent histories of marginalization or persecution, with the danger that the minoritized group is regarded as aligned to a previous regime or, even more dangerously, aligned against the will of the popular movement. This piece raises some questions about the nationalism that can inform responses to such dilemmas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]