The second installment of my contributions to the blog series on the European elections in 2017. During our discussion on the elections in the Netherlands, prof. Sonntag and I came to discuss the strange new addition to the Dutch political debate on Dutchness. Identity politics has popped-up everywhere, but seems especially foreign in the Netherlands (for numerous reasons). Given the enormity of the subject, I though I'd limit myself to the problematic relationship that the Dutch have with their constitution. As a lawyer, I thought it would be an apt point of view, which would leave my better equipped sociological brethren to give an opinion on the societal concept of 'Dutchness'. The blog, with a number of very helpful additions by professor Sonntag, can be found here. My original draft can be read below.
Page 1 / 1