Stop everything! The Danish Queen Margrethe has abdicated! Shock waves, panic, cats and dogs living together etc. Will Denmark ever be the same again? Pat and Mike discuss Michael Billig's concept of Banal Nationalism and delve into the very concept of royalty. Do we need it? Just how intrinsic are they in terms of defining nationality? Or does the monarchy just reinforce the notion of social hierarchy and therefore hinder social mobility? These questions are discussed at length in this the 8th episode of The Forrin Podcast.
Link to Michael Billig interview: https://www.socialsciencespace.com/2016/09/michael-billig-on-the-royal-family-and-nationalism/
Episode edited by Pat Garratt.
Music by Mike Bowden
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