Nationalism
State, Nation, or Nation-State? STATE: A formal political entity/union (a country!) Characteristics: Defined territorial borders Permanent population Organized government & laws Sovereignty (no higher authority) Externally recognized Examples?
Examples: State Countries!
State, Nation, or Nation-State? NATION: Group of people who see themselves linked together in some shared manner Such As… Shared ethnicity Shared culture Shared language Shared history Shared religion Examples?
Examples: Nation Palestine
Examples: Nation Tibet
Examples: Nation Cherokee
State, Nation, or Nation-State? NATION-STATE: A formal political unit inhabited by people who share culture, language, history, etc. State + Nation = Nation-State Examples?
Examples: Nation-State Israel
Examples: Nation-State Japan
What is Nationalism? FEELING of pride in one’s nation Significant POLITICAL MOVEMENTS in the 18th & 19th centuries in Europe BELIEF that people’s greatest loyalty should not be to a king or empire, but to a nation of people who share a common culture & history
What is Nationalism? The ATTITUDE that the members of a nation have when they care about their national identity The ACTIONS that the members of a nation take when seeking to achieve (or sustain) self-determination (autonomy)
When Did Nationalism Develop? After the age of Revolutions with the rise of the middle class Changing loyalties…
Nationalism Develops When… People become emotionally attached to the territory that they think of as home
Nationalism Develops When… People identify themselves with the country’s past & future
Nationalism Develops When… People speak the same language People share culture (i.e. food, dress, etc)
Nationalism Develops When… Citizens work together for some kind of national cause Example: Independence
Types of Nationalist Movements Characteristics Unification Mergers of politically divided but culturally similar lands Separation Culturally distinct group resists being added to a state or tries to break away State-Building Culturally distinct groups form into a new state by accepting a single culture