The Challenges of Nation-Building and Nation Branding in Multi-Ethnic Suriname

Hoefte, R.M.A.L.; Veenendaal, W.P. (2019)

Article / Letter to editor

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.

• All authors: Hoefte, R.M.A.L.; Veenendaal, W.P.
• Date: 2019-06-21
• Journal: Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 173 - 190
• DOI: doi:10.1080/13537113.2019.1602371
• Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13537113.2019.1602371
• Sponsorship: NWO
• Grant number: VENI-451-16-028