Nationalism Flashcards
What do all nationalists agree on in terms of the state that can then be contradicted.
All nations should have self determination
However, Expansionist believe that self determination should be limited to ‘superior’ nations only
What are 2 things all nationalists disagree on in terms of the state?
- Inclusive vs Exclusive
- Militarism
What is the inclusive vs exclusive arguement (State)?
Exclusive - Expansionist and Conservative
Inclusive - Liberalism and Post-colonial
What is the liberalism and post colonial view on inclusivity of the state?
state should enhance and form freedom,
should be quick and straightforward to join a state
What is the expansionist and conservative view on inclusivity of the state?
The state can be used in an oppressive nature
Conservative believe past shared experiences are needed to join a state
What is a liberalism view on military?
Liberal nationalists believe that free trade and cooperation is more important than militarism.
What is the post colonial and expansionist view on militarism?
Post colonial and expansionists agree that the state must be militaristic
to remove foreign occupiers and to take over ‘inferior’ nations.
(Hitler)
What two states believe in militarism within the state?
Post colonial and expansionist
What are the two disagreements nationalists have on society?
Inclusive vs exclusive
Progressive vs regressive
Who are the regressive nationalists?
Post colonial, Conservative and Expansionist
Who are the progressive nationalists?
Liberal nationalists
What do all nationalists agree on in terms of society but can contradict?
All nationalists types believe that nations are organic communities
HOWEVER,
CN view the nation as a people with a common cultural heritage (von Herder)
LN focus on civic nationalism (Rousseau).
Nationalism 5 key thinkers
Rousseau
Mazzini
Garvey
Herder
Mauras
What type of clusivity does Garvey believe in?
Exclusive
- africans only
Who is a key promoter of self determination for all?
Mazzini
What is post colonial nationalism most associated with?
Socialism - Marx
What is a key example of expansionist nationalists following a exclusive view point?
Hitler in Nazi Germany
Dominant race
Who has a negative view on human nature?
Expansionist and conservative
Who has a positive view on human nature?
Liberal and Post-colonial
What is Mauras’s negative point on human nature
The state is needed to guide humans
What is Rousseau’s positive view on human nature
Individuals have free will and their ideas can and should be echoed by the state through a general will
What is one agreement between all strands in terms of human nature
human beings are naturally part of a collective identity or community
C - Tradition, culture, and national identity
PC - cultural heritage and the right to self-determination
L - people are connected to nation-states
E - superior groups who have a right to dominate or expand
What do conservatives believe in terms of self-determination
For established, historically recognised nations, often those with long-standing cultural, political, and social traditions
What was Rousseaus book?
The social contract
