Breaking up is hard to do: Nations, States, and Nation-States HGIA Chapter 13
Vocabulary Review State Colony Nation/Nationality Nation-State Federal State Unitary State Nationalism
New Vocabulary Homeland: Perceived ancestral territory of a nation Some nations are lucky enough to rule their homeland (France) Others are not so lucky (Palestinians, Kurds) Stateless Nation Regional Autonomy: Limited self-rule for a region within a larger state Quebec, Scotland Shatterbelt: a region caught between powerful forces whose boundaries are continually redefined Yugoslavia
Multination State Occurs when several distinct nations are found together in the same political state Canada or South Africa May lead to ethonationalism A strong feeling of belonging to a minority nation that is contained within a state dominated by a more powerful nation Could lead to: Regional autonomy (Scotland) Separatism (Quebec, Tibet) Secession (Lithuania from USSR)
Mulitstate Nation Exists when a national homeland overlaps into more than one state. One state encompasses the majority with outliers in neighboring states Can give rise to irredentism Occurs if a nation’s homeland spills over into another state and the people on the “wrong side” of the boundary wish to join their territory with the rest of their homeland Often seen when a nation refers to their homeland as “Greater _____” Greater Somalia or Greater Germany