261 COVID-19: Nationalism and global solidarities COVID-19: Nationalisme dan solidaritas global Fadhila Inas Pratiwi * & Ahalla Tsauro 1 Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga 2 Department of Malay Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore Address: 1 Jalan Dharmawangsa Dalam, Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia 60286 2 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore 119077 E-mail: fadhila.inas@fisip.unair.ac.id Article History: Received 7 July 2020; Accepted 8 June 2021; Published Online 22 June 2021 Abstract As the COVID-19 crisis emerged, many forms of nationalism have been rising, such as racism, state individualism, vaccine nationalism, and so forth. However, this kind of nationalism cannot solve the global pandemic that affects various aspects of human life that needs global solidarity in the framework of thinking. The purpose of this article is to explore the relationship between COVID-19, nationalism, and global solidarity. This article used the literature review method to compare and contrast the COVID-19, Nationalism, and Global Solidarity arguments by using reputable resources such as journals, research reports, and news articles. This article was divided into three sections: 1) the explanation about nationalism, its definition, and theoretical approach, 2) state and nationalism in crisis time, 3) cooperation and global solidarity. It concluded that the COVID-19 period showed us people tend to have greater individuality and higher attachment to their groups and state, as Social Identity Theory (SIT) suggests. It manifested in state nationalist view that state as the sole player in mitigating this pandemic shows selfish attitude. However, as the COVID-19 served as a global pandemic, it also needs global solidarity which has been proven in solving the spread of coronavirus and tackle its impact. Keywords: cooperation; COVID-19; global solidarity; nationalism; state Abstrak Ketika krisis COVID-19 terjadi, banyak bentuk nasionalisme meningkat, seperti rasisme, individualisme negara, nasionalisme vaksin, dan lain sebagainya. Namun, nasionalisme semacam ini tidak dapat menyelesaikan pandemi global yang sudah memengaruhi berbagai aspek kehidupan manusia di mana solidaritas global dibutuhkan juga dalam kerangka pemikiran. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi hubungan antara COVID-19, nasionalisme, dan solidaritas global. Artikel ini menggunakan metode tinjauan pustaka untuk membandingkan dan mengkontraskan argumentasi COVID-19, Nasionalisme, dan Solidaritas Global dengan menggunakan sumber- sumber terpercaya seperti jurnal, laporan penelitian, dan artikel berita. Artikel ini terbagi dalam tiga bagian: 1) penjelasan tentang nasionalisme, definisi dan pendekatan teoretisnya, 2) negara dan nasionalisme di masa krisis, 3) kerjasama dan solidaritas global. Tulisan ini menyimpulkan bahwa periode COVID-19 menunjukkan bahwa individu cenderung memiliki individualitas yang lebih besar dan keterikatan yang lebih tinggi dengan kelompok dan negara mereka, seperti penjelasan Social Identity Theory (SIT). Hal ini juga terwujud dalam pandangan nasionalis negara bahwa negara sebagai satu-satunya pemain dalam penanggulangan pandemi ini menunjukkan sikap egois. Namun, karena COVID-19 adalah pandemi global, diperlukan juga solidaritas global yang telah terbukti dapat menangani penyebaran virus korona dan mengatasi dampaknya. Kata kunci: kerjasama; COVID-19; solidaritas global; nasionalisme; negara Introduction COVID-19 was firstly reported on 31 December 2019 in Wuhan, China. In weeks, specifically on 13 January 2020, the first coronavirus case was detected outside China in Thailand (WHO 2020). A few months later, COVID-19 had spread worldwide, with more than 200 countries reporting the issue. Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik https://doi.org/10.20473/mkp.V34I32021.261-271