CAS IR 271 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Ethnic Nationalism, Nationstates, Legal Personality
22 Nov 2015
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Nationalism the idea that membership of a nation provides the overriding focus of political identity and loyalty, which in turn demands national self-determination. Some skeptical about using the term at all. Ideology: politics nationalism was taken up by movement seeking to form new nation states, sentiments nationalism shaped peoples" sense of identity. *usually framed as ideology, a political world view. Civic nationalism a commitment to a state and its values. Ethnic nationalism a commitment to a group of (imagined) common descent. State-subverting nationalism aim to create a new state, usually by separation from a larger state, sometimes by unifying smaller states. Mass-nationalism using ethnic ideas to subvert an existing state. Elite-nationalism using civic ideas to strengthen an existing state. Imagined (by its members) community: seeks political power, provides identity, purpose, cohesion, etc. Some modes of nationhood: ethnicity- serbs vs. croats. Religion- protestants vs. catholics: language- ukrainian vs. russian, culture- natives vs. State: a legal person, provides rights to all citizens.
