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Nationalism: The Traditional Orientation
Chapter 4 Nationalism: The Traditional Orientation
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Understanding Nations, Nation-States, and Nationalism
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Nations People sharing common characteristics: Race, culture, language, ethnicity, and so on Sense of community: Recognition/belief in "connectedness" Desire for autonomous self-governance: To be politically separate
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Nation-States In theory, the combination of state and nation, reflecting a nation's desire to have its own state and to govern itself independently
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Inconsistencies Many states contain multiple nations within their borders Many nations overlap one or more state boundaries
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Nationalism A sense of essential political identity that dictates action in concert
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Unifies state, nation, and nation-state
Transformation of identity toward nationalism Sentimental attachment to homeland Sense of identity and self-esteem based on nationalism Motivated to help country
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The Evolution of Nationalism
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The Rise of Nationalism
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Development of secular monarchs
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Creation of nationalistic popular culture
Implication of equality (Thomas Paine) Concept of popular sovereignty, from Switzerland and England to American and French Revolutions Welcomed as a destroyer of empires (Woodrow Wilson)
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The Predicted Demise of Nationalism After World War II
Experiences of destructive power of nationalism (Fascism) Development of nuclear weapons Emphasis on free trade and economic interdependence
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Persistent Nationalism
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Anti-imperialism: Independence movement initially in less developed countries
Contemporary European nationalism in Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, reunification of West and East Germany, and FSRs; growing resistance to EU (One might compare the emergence of FSRs to a form of anti-imperialism against centuries of Russian expansionism and domination)
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Independence movements
Newly independent countries: East Timor, Eritrea, Namibia, and Palau Nationalist stirrings: Great Britain–Scottish, Irish, Welsh; Spain–Basques and Catalans
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Limitations Growing world consciousness and interdependence, waning nationalism
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Nationalism: Builder and Destroyer
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The Beneficent Face of Nationalism
Promotes democracy (self-determination, popular sovereignty), but can be manipulated by demagogues Encourages self-determination Discourages imperialism: Serves as a powerful deterrent to outside rule but can encourage expansionist tendencies Promotes economic development Protects diversity and experimentation: This seems true when considering interactions between nation-states, but it can also suppress diversity within a state
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The Troubled Face of Nationalism
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Ethnonational Conflicts
How we relate to others Feelings of difference Insularity Feelings of superiority Xenophobia and the oppression of others
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Lack of fit between nations and states
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Multinational states: States with more than one nation
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Multistate nationalities: Nations divided among states
Nation is a minority in one or more states and lacks a state of its own--stateless nation Nation-state has nationals in adjacent states--irredentism Nation is divided between two states and constitutes a majority in each
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Nationalism and the Future
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Self-Determination as a Goal
Help end ethnic oppression Problems Untangling groups Dissolution of existing states Microstates "Negative sovereignty" invites intervention by more powerful Is there a right to secede? Applying self-determination principles is difficult in a complex world
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Nationalism: Will the Curtain Fall?
Nationalism may thrive Nationalism may evolve toward internationalism, but at a slow pace at best--no immediate prospects for change Nationalism is in decline and nation-states are past their peak Nationalism is collapsing rapidly
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