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Our debt to Walker Connor: reflections from political theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Margaret Moore*
Affiliation:
Department of Political Studies, Queens University, Windsor, Canada

Extract

First, let me say that it is a pleasure to be asked to comment on the work of Walker Connor, who is a huge figure in the study of nationalism, and has been tremendously influential for me both personally and in my own work. Let me say something personal, first. In the spring of 2005, Walker Connor came to my home university, Queen's University in Kingston, Canada, as a Fulbright Fellow. This was our first Fulbright Fellow and we were thrilled to have an international star in nationalism join us. He was witty, humorous, smart, and very, very kind. He was also – I was struck by this – very generous with his time, with students, and with junior scholars. He talked at length to our graduate students who were working on nationalism. He told me that he enjoyed students very much, and that in his opinion the American liberal arts colleges were excellent places to work because one could see the impact of one's ideas and challenges on students.

Type
Walker Connor Tribute
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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