- 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."
This is a political belief system that is based on the importance of national identity and often excludes those who are not part of the majority ethnic or cultural group. Examples include some far-right political parties in Europe.
Nationalism: A political ideology that advocates for the promotion of one's own nation and its interests above those of others.
Religious nationalism: The fusion of religious ideology with nationalism, where religious beliefs are used to champion the nationalist cause.
Separatism: The belief that a certain group or region should secede or break away from a larger political group, often due to differences in culture, language or beliefs.
Identity politics: The use of different social identities (such as race, gender, religion, sexuality) as a basis for political activism and organization.
Patriotism: A strong emotional attachment or loyalty to one's country or nation.
Globalization: The increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of economies, cultures and societies across the world.
Secularism: The separation of religion from political and civil institutions, often characterized by the promotion of religious tolerance, freedom and equality.
Multi-party democracy: A political system where multiple political parties are allowed to compete for office and where power is transferred through peaceful means.
National symbols: Symbols, such as flags, anthems, and monuments, that represent a country or nation and its values.
Prejudice and discrimination: Negative attitudes or behaviors towards people based on their religious or ethnic background.
Civic Nationalism: This type of nationalism emphasizes a shared sense of belonging based on citizenship, rather than ethnicity or cultural identity.
Ethnic Nationalism: This type of nationalism is based on a shared cultural or ethnic identity, often tied to a specific language or religion.
Religious Nationalism: This type of nationalism puts a particular religion at the center of a nation's identity and often seeks to promote the role of that religion in society and politics.
Pan-Nationalism: This type of nationalism seeks to unify people with a shared cultural or ethnic background across several countries or regions.
Anti-Colonial Nationalism: This type of nationalism emerged during the struggle for independence against colonial powers and often seeks to promote a rejection of colonial cultural and political influence.
Expansionist Nationalism: This type of nationalism seeks to expand a nation's borders or influence beyond its current territory, often through military means.
Left-Wing Nationalism: This type of nationalism combines nationalist goals with leftist political and economic beliefs, often emphasizing the need to resist imperialism and colonialism.
Right-Wing Nationalism: This type of nationalism combines nationalist goals with conservative or authoritarian political beliefs, often emphasizing the need to protect traditional social and cultural values.
- 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."