Nationalism Flashcards

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Common identities of concept of nation

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language- Fitch and Herder, binds people together
religion- EG Jews
culture- shared history, GB multinational different ethnic groups
ethnicity- Chinese, japanese
geography

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Key Thinker Johan von Herder

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role of language in society, nations defined by culture
EG welsh nationalists- language justification for unity of a nation
States based upon identity of people
Society based on shared sense of culture

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The state- self determination

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reaction against absolute monarchy- caused democratic states and revolution
seeking liberation from imperial masters

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Nation state

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political entity + social reality, sovreignty

some are multinational (UK)

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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created nation state- self determination
Concept of nation- allegiance of hold people together
Held together by patriorism, education, govt
General will- of the nation, conventional deomcracy

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Patriorism and national identity

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Some states don’t contain single national identity- USA drawn together for love of state they live in

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Civic nationalism

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national identity less important in peoples pride in political institutions of state- USA
Individual rights and liberts

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Liberal internationalism

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liberal democratic form of state desired- intervention in affairs of sovreign states, international cooperation

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socialist internationalism

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class is everything- common cause (working class etc)

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Social nationalism

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synthesise nationalism with socialism- Africa combat international capitalist imperialism

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Nativism and protectionism

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indigenous/ original population has superior claim to nationality

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Nationslim progressive (yes)

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Liberal nationalism- establish democracy, liberty
Liberals and socialists- uniting people
Liberals and republicans- freedom of nation linked with freedom of individuals

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Nationalism Regressive

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Conservative nationalists- ‘goldern era’ from past, no development
conservative- defensive and xenophobic, Nazism`

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Liberal nationalism

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linked to Enlightenment- individuals determine own free will
nation state- rational govt
All nation-states equal
States recognise right of other free states for peace

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Giuseppe Mazzini

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fight against monarchy rule
Republicanism- desire to see nation united and free from external domination
Indiviual liberty shouldn’t interfere w aims of nationalism

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Conservative nationalism

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reliance on traditional authority- church and monarchy

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Charles Murras

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Pro monarchy, anti-semetic, anti-democratic
Stress on patrioism- Church and state united
Interests of people suppressed in favour of collective identity- integral nationalism
some states superior to others- leads to economic dominance

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Radical nationalism and fascism

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complete subjugation of individual to will of governing party of state- Nazis
Will of political state above the nation

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Anti-colonial and post colonial nationalism

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Lack of national distinctiveness- Britain in India

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marxism/social and post-colonial nationalism

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destruction of local elites

need for economic development- external investment attractive

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Religion

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EG Islamic State

binding forces of religion

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Leadership cult

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ruler seeks to create national identity by force- fascist states

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Conservative nationalism expansionist (y)

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Imperialism- interests of nation, cultural superiority
militarism and conquest to create national unity
Arises from racial superiority- rivalry w other states

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Conservative nationalism expansionist (n)

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isolationist and self protective
usually democrats and respect independence of nations
Globalisation removed need for expansion

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Black nationalism

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Malcolm X- only black and white, black superior

binding black people together

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Marcus Garvey

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Uniting black people- throw off colonial rule, free Africa
Negro World- black education and unification
State product of white supremacy- only state should be blacks
Black superiority in society- should set up own form of capitalism for own benefit

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Nationalism and race linked (y)

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nations claim ethnic identity- binding
Raical identity binding force behind radical nationalism
Nations trace ancestory back to single ancestor

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Nationalism and race linked (n)

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Nations not derived from single ethnic group- UK
Common ethnicity little impact on nationlist movements
Liberal nationalists less interested in race- shared values

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rational v romantic

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rational concerned with creation of sovreign political communities- nation rational way of dividing people into communities, serving the state
Romantic- importance of culture and language, people strong community binding.
interests of nation above state

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Progressive v regressive

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progressive- improve society based on national purpose, co-operation
regressive- celebrating past age- Putin

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inclusive v exclusive

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inclusive- don’t see nationality as reason for excluding people from state
Exclusive- shared historical experience of people, against immigration

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expansionist v nativism

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expansionist- state dominantes region economically and culturally, colonial
nativism- cut off from ROW, care for interests of own people

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Liberal v conserative

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Liberal- freedom of nation and indiviuals

Conservative- independent unified nations, based on shared culture, language (monarchy, authoritarian)

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Racialism v multiculturalism

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racialist- stress division of people into ethnic groupings

Multiculturalism- inclusive of all- UK

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nationalism v internationalism

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internationalism- problems of working class world wide.

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Themes- Human Nature

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Social, economic factors bind people together- Language (Herder)
Religion, ethnicity, geography

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Themes- State

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Self determination- Rosseau
Political community defined by nation, govt by consent
Republicanism- Manzinni, anti-monarchy, democracy
Nation and states independent- civic nationalism

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Themes- society

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Civic nationalism- national pride without a single nation with common history. Inclusive.
Internationalism is the break down of national boundaries as a nation-state is a denial of liberty. Multicultural society seeks to create a common identity with values.