title: The Death of Belonging? Interactions between Neo-Medievalism, Security and National Identity
abstract: New medievalism or neo-medievalism challenges the authority and capacity of the state.This weakening or hollowing out of the state has implications most notably for security.This is because a host of actors compete against and adulterate the state's monopoly on violence.Identities are also impacted by neo-medievalism, with multiple, crosscutting and transnational networks of belonging all becoming more prevalent.However, a neglected area within the literature are the impacts on national identity
journal: Social Evolution & History