Both markets and nationalism are assumed to crave stability, not volatility

Evidence

Too often we think of markets as natural proponents of economic and political stability, much as we associate the parochialism of regressive nationalism with a nostalgic craving for the (imagined) security of an earlier era. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 65

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Markets and nationalist publics may both yearn for uncertainty rather than stability. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living With…, 38; Populist nationalism and speculative betting on uncertainty reinforce each other mutually — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living With…, 293; Speculative finance and nationalist populism form a global pact (+1 more)

Broader Connections