nationalism

Question 1

Volksgeist

Answer 1

The spirit that binds a people together, based on language, culture, shared history or intellectual superiority.

Question 2

patriotism

Answer 2

A sense of shared national pride in the values of a nation.

Question 3

Liberal/civic nationalism

Answer 3

Regards the nation as tied together by shared political principles or beliefs, including the principle of popular sovereignty

Question 4

Nativism

Answer 4

A form of nationalism that distinguishes between the ‘native’ population of a country and immigrant groups who have recently arrived.

Question 4

Chauvinism

Answer 4

An exaggerated form of patriotism and national pride that sees one’s country as superior to others.

Question 5

Xenophobia

Answer 5

A fear or hatred of foreigners; pathological ethnocentrism.

Question 6

Nation-state

Answer 6

A sovereign political association within which citizenship and nationality overlap.

Question 7

Empire

Answer 7

A structure of domination within which cultural ethnic or nation groups are subjected to a single source of authority.

Question 8

Self-determination

Answer 8

The principle that each nation should respect the values and sovereignty of other nations provided these values do not pose a direct threat to other nations.

Question 9

Ethnic nationalism

Answer 9

A form of nationalism driven by a sense of ethnic distinctiveness and seeks to preserve it.

Question 10

Primordialism

Answer 10

The belief that nations are ancient and deep-rooted, fashioned out of psychology, culture and biology.