- 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."
A sense of pride and identity in one's nation, often linked to the desire for political autonomy or independence.
Colonialism: The political, cultural, and economic domination of one country by another.
Imperialism: The process by which a country takes over and controls another country.
Neocolonialism: A form of imperialism in which a country maintains control over another country through economic means.
Nationalism: A political ideology that emphasizes the importance of one's nation or ethnic group.
Hybridity: The mixing of different cultural elements.
Diaspora: The dispersion of a people from their original homeland.
Race and ethnicity: The significance of racial and ethnic identities in nationalist movements and postcolonial literature.
Identity: The role of identity formation in nationalist movements and postcolonial literature.
Gender: The ways in which gender is constructed and regulated in nationalist movements and postcolonial literature.
Postcolonial theory: An interdisciplinary field of study that explores the social, cultural and political dimensions of colonialism and its aftermath.
Orientalism: Western representations of non-Western cultures that perpetuate stereotypes and reinforce power relations.
Decolonization: The process by which former colonies gained political independence from their colonizers.
Globalization: The process by which economies, cultures, and societies become more interconnected and interdependent.
Resistance: The different forms of resistance that arose against colonialism and imperialism, including armed struggle, cultural resistance, and political mobilization.
Third World: A term that originated during the Cold War to refer to countries that were not aligned with either capitalist or communist ideologies.
Postcolonial feminism: A theory that examines gender relations in postcolonial societies and how women experience different forms of oppression.
Ethnic conflict: The tensions and violence that arise between different ethnic groups and national identities.
Cultural imperialism: The spread of Western culture and values to the rest of the world.
Civic Nationalism: A type of nationalism that emphasizes the legal and political principles of a country and holds that all individuals, regardless of their cultural background, can assimilate into a nation if they share the values and beliefs of that nation.
Ethnic Nationalism: A type of nationalism that highlights a shared ethnicity, language, culture, and history as the basis for the identity and unity of a nation.
Cultural Nationalism: A type of nationalism that emphasizes on preserving and promoting a specific culture, traditions, customs, and language of a nation.
Romantic Nationalism: A type of nationalism that celebrates the past cultural achievements, folklore, and traditions of a nation, sometimes idealizes the nation's history and its heroic figures, and seeks to revive its cultural significance.
Expansionist Nationalism: A type of nationalism that involves asserting a nation's power and influence through territorial expansion, often driven by economic, political or strategic interests.
Anti-Colonial Nationalism: A type of nationalism that acts as a response to colonial rule, rejection of cultural oppression, and demand for self-rule, where a nation asserts its independence and freedom from colonial control.
Religious Nationalism: A type of nationalism that is founded on religious principles, notably faiths such as Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, among others.
Liberal Nationalism: A type of nationalism that seeks to balance individual freedom and national unity, emphasizing social justice, democracy, and human rights.
Loyalist Nationalism: This is a type of nationalism that is associated with loyalty toward an existing state, where loyalty toward the country is seen as a duty, and obedience to the rules of the government is paramount.
Secessionist Nationalism: This is a type of nationalism that is rooted in the demand for the separation or division of a nation, where individuals in a region or territory, feel disconnected from the political, social or economic power centers of the larger national unit.
- 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."