Nationalisms Not Nations Nations are homogenous communities with defined territories Nationalisms are political movements that aim to create nations Human communities are diverse and heterogeneous The state is a tool nationalists use to create a nation

What is the state? POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY INCLUDING CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS PEOPLE’S ARMY—COERCIVE CAPACITY REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATURE CLAIMS OVER TERRITORY

TWO MOVEMENTS ZIONISM IS A NATIONALIST MOVEMENT OF JEWS PALESTINIAN NATIONALISM IS ALSO A NATIONALIST MOVEMENT DO WE NEED A NATION FOR NATIONALISM?

PALESTINIAN NATIONALISM

NATIONALISM: A CLAIM THAT SOCIETIES ARE NATIONS

NATIONS:

COMMUNITIES WITH HOMOGENOUS POPULATION AND DEFINED TERRITORY

WHAT KIND OF A NATION

WHO MAKES UP THE

NATION?

WHERE DOES THE NATION COME FROM?

HETEROGENEOUS AND DIVERSE HUMAN COMMUNITIES ARE A

“SOCIAL FACT”

NATIONALISM IS A 19 TH CENTURY EUROPEAN IDEOLOGY

ZIONISM IS ONE RESPONSE OF EUROPEAN JEWS TO NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

INSTITUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL STATE:

PEOPLE’S ARMY

REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATURE

CLAIMS OVER TERRITORY

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY INCLUDING CONTROL OVER INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS