- Quote: "It tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty over its perceived homeland to create a nation-state."
The study of the different types of nationalism, including ethnic, civic, cultural, and political nationalism.
Historical roots of nationalism: This topic focuses on the emergence of nationalism in Europe and its development over time.
Conceptual framework of nationalism: This topic explores the definition of nationalism and its various dimensions such as cultural, economic, and political nationalism.
Forms of nationalism: This topic describes the various types of nationalism such as civic, ethnic, cultural, and religious nationalism and their differences.
Theoretical perspectives on nationalism: This topic outlines different theoretical approaches to understand nationalism, including constructivism, essentialism, and modernism.
Nationalism and globalization: This topic examines the impact of globalization on nationalist movements and identity.
Nationalism and imperialism: This topic examines the role of nationalism in resistance to imperialism and colonialism.
Nationalism and the nation-state: This topic explores the relationship between nationalism and the concept of nation-state, including the challenges of multiculturalism and pluralism.
Nationalism and national identity: This topic examines the role of nationalism in shaping national identity and the challenges of defining national identity in a diverse society.
Nationalism and international relations: This topic explores the impact of nationalism on international relations, including conflict and cooperation.
Contemporary nationalist movements: This topic examines the various nationalist movements that have emerged in modern times, particularly in relation to globalization and migration.
Nationalism and populism: This topic explores the relationship between nationalism and populism, particularly in the context of recent political developments.
Nationalism and cultural heritage: This topic examines the role of nationalism in preserving cultural heritage and the challenges of cultural preservation in a globalized world.
Nationalism and identity politics: This topic explores the relationship between nationalism and identity politics, particularly in relation to minority groups.
Nationalism and migration: This topic examines the impact of nationalism on migration and the challenges faced by migrants in navigating nationalist policies and attitudes.
Civic Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes shared values, beliefs, and institutions rather than ethnic or racial identity. Citizens are expected to assimilate into a shared national culture and abide by national laws.
Ethnic Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes a shared ethnic or racial identity, and often includes a sense of superiority or exceptionalism compared to other groups. This can sometimes lead to exclusion or discrimination against minority groups within the nation.
Cultural Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes the preservation and promotion of a distinct national culture, which may include language, traditions, and symbols.
Expansionist Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes territorial expansion and aggressive foreign policy to increase the power and influence of the nation.
Liberal Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes individual freedom, democracy, and human rights as core values, and seeks to reconcile nationalism with globalism.
Religious Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes the importance of a particular religion as a core aspect of national identity, and may lead to persecution or discrimination against people of other faiths.
Pan-Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes the shared heritage and identity of people from multiple nations, and may seek to create a larger, unified nation or community.
Revolutionary Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes the need for radical political change and social upheaval in order to achieve national goals, and may be associated with violent or extremist movements.
Anti-Colonial Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes the liberation of nations and peoples from colonial rule and foreign domination, and often includes a strong sense of solidarity with other oppressed peoples around the world.
- Quote: "It holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for a polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power."
- Quote: "It further aims to build and maintain a single national identity, based on a combination of shared social characteristics such as culture, ethnicity, geographic location, language, politics, religion, traditions, and belief in a shared singular history."
- Quote: "Nationalism, therefore, seeks to preserve and foster a nation's traditional culture."
- Quote: "The two main divergent forms identified by scholars are ethnic nationalism and civic nationalism."
- Quote: "Beginning in the late 18th century, particularly with the French Revolution and the spread of the principle of popular sovereignty or self-determination, the idea that 'the people' should rule is developed by political theorists."
- Quote: "This view has since been rejected by most scholars, and nations are now viewed as socially constructed and historically contingent."
- Quote: "Modernization theory... adopts a constructivist approach and proposes that nationalism emerged due to processes of modernization, such as industrialization, urbanization, and mass education, which made national consciousness possible."
- Quote: "Proponents of this theory describe nations as 'imagined communities' and nationalism as an 'invented tradition' in which shared sentiment provides a form of collective identity and binds individuals together in political solidarity."
- Quote: "A third theory, ethnosymbolism explains nationalism as a product of symbols, myths, and traditions, and is associated with the work of Anthony D. Smith."
- Quote: "The moral value of nationalism, the relationship between nationalism and patriotism, and the compatibility of nationalism and cosmopolitanism are all subjects of philosophical debate."
- Quote: "Nationalism can be combined with diverse political goals and ideologies such as conservatism (national conservatism and right-wing populism) or socialism (left-wing nationalism)."
- Quote: "In practice, nationalism is seen as positive or negative depending on its ideology and outcomes."
- Quote: "Nationalism has been a feature of movements for freedom and justice, has been associated with cultural revivals, and encourages pride in national achievements."
- Quote: "It has also been used to legitimize racial, ethnic, and religious divisions, suppress or attack minorities, and undermine human rights and democratic traditions."
- Quote: "It tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty over its perceived homeland to create a nation-state."
- Quote: "It further aims to build and maintain a single national identity, based on a combination of shared social characteristics such as culture, ethnicity, geographic location, language, politics (or the government), religion, traditions and belief in a shared singular history."
- Quote: "It holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for a polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power."
- Quote: "Three main theories have been used to explain the emergence of nationalism: Primordialism (perennialism), Modernization theory, and Ethnosymbolism."
- Quote: "Nationalism, therefore, seeks to preserve and foster a nation's traditional culture."