Chapter 3 Flashcards
ethnic identity aka ethnicity
a set of institutions that bind people together through a common culture. components many include language, religion, geographic location, customs, and history
national identity
a set of institutions that bind people with common political aspirations
citizenship
an individual’s or a group’s relationship to the state. Two-way obligations: state provides roads, citizens provide taxes and military service
nationalism
pride in one’s people and the belief that they have their own political sovereignty, separate from others’
patriotism
pride in one’s state
history of nation-states
Emerged in 15th and 16th century Europe- increased trade fostered the development of cities, thus homogenization of culture, then states started to protect these values
ethnic conflicts
struggles between ethnic groups at each other’s expense
national conflicts
struggles between groups over sovereignty
political attitudes
views on the necessary pace and scope of change between freedom and equality
political ideology
values held by individuals on the fundamental goal of politics
radicals
call for dramatic, sometimes revolutionary change of the current political and economic order
liberals
argue for change, but believe change can come from within existing political structures
conservatives
do not see change as necessary, argue that current systems and structures are working
liberalism
informs liberal democracy, holds that politics should seek the highest level of freedom for all people
communism
strives for equality through state control of economic resources
