Abstract
Although the notions of disjuncture, hybridity, & postnationalism are perceived as viable responses to the exclusionary tendencies of globalization processes, it is contended that the concept of the nation-state should not necessarily be abandoned. After demonstrating how globalization processes have separated people into five categories of global citizens, overviews of Arjun Appadurai's (1990) understanding of disjuncture & postnationalism & Homi Bhabha's (nd) account of hybridity are presented; specific attention is dedicated to illuminating the potential for resisting the effects of globalization & nationalism embodied within Appadurai's & Bhabha's respective concepts. However, it is asserted that Appadurai & Bhabha overlook the potentially deleterious impact that a combined hybridity-postnationalst approach to combating globalization could have upon the world's impoverished people. Indeed, several problems with the notions of hybridity & postnationalism for poor people in developing nations are identified; moreover, it is suggested that the potential for resistance embodied within the notion of the nation-state, especially within national identities, can be recuperated & used by underprivileged people to challenge globalization processes. 28 References. J. W. Parker