"There are deep reasons that imagined communities will always be a powerful reality in international politics."
In most cases, they are not 'imagined'.
Therein lies I think a problem with understanding this, issue: the literal denial of the existence of unique communities wether at the local, regional, national, continental level.
Most pro-EU types for example are just nationalists of a different falvor. When Elton John, just a few days ago talked about how is is 'profoundly European' and 'loves Europe' but 'loathes is fellow Britons' ... pandering to his Italian audience aside ... it seems to an outsider like just trading one level of cultural definition for another.
In most cases, they are not 'imagined'.
Therein lies I think a problem with understanding this, issue: the literal denial of the existence of unique communities wether at the local, regional, national, continental level.
Most pro-EU types for example are just nationalists of a different falvor. When Elton John, just a few days ago talked about how is is 'profoundly European' and 'loves Europe' but 'loathes is fellow Britons' ... pandering to his Italian audience aside ... it seems to an outsider like just trading one level of cultural definition for another.