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Nationalism
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- 1what is nationalisman ideology that has at its core the belief that nations are the only genuine community in society
- 2what is a nationa group of people that identify themselves under a common characteristic
- 3what is the multi culturalist mosaic approach to nationalismit encourages different cultures to hold on to their unique characteristics
- 4what does self determination meannations being able to decide how they're governed. some nationalists believe international order can only exist when all nations have the right to self determine. others disagree believing some nations are naturally superior.
- 5what are some conflicts due to self determination.the 1990's Balkans war came after the collapse of the soviet union, where Serbs, Croats, and bosnians each who identified them selves as individual nations fought to win self determination.
- 6what is a statea geographical area with clear boundaries.
- 7what does nation state'a nation of people who rule themselves in their own sovereign territory
- 8views of chauvinistic and liberals on nation statesliberal nationalists seek to create a world of nation states, whereas chauvinistic nationalists believe some nations can benefit from nation state hood and others should accept their positions as colonies of stronger nations
- 9what is chauvinistic nationalisma form of nationalism that believes one nation is superior to others, regarding them as a threat to survival
- 10what is colonialismcolonialism also known as imperialism is the extension of control by one country over another by settlement or economic domination, this use to sign of power and prestige making it a key aim of many monarchs throughout history.
- 11what is civic nationalisma form of nationalism based on a shared vision of an individuals duty to observe given laws & in return receive legal privileges. a rational approach to nationhood.
- 12what does rationalism meanusing or being able to use reason or logic in making decisions
- 13what does volksgeist meanthe 'spirit' of a nation; the unique identity of a people based on their culture
- 14what is culturalisma way of understanding nationhood. it is the view that people have an emotional connection with their country that draws them together. they believe it takes time to develop into a member of a nation, it has strong ties with patriotism
- 15what did johann von herder write about culturalismthat each nation has its own unique volksgeist, for herder no nation could be the same as any other nation, and each nations culture was as valuable as others.
- 16what is expansionist nationalismthe idea that one nations unique spirt can be superior to other nations, thus justifying imperialism and domination.
- 17what did herder say to reject expansionist nationalism' not withstanding the varieties of the human form, there is but one and the same species of man throughout the whole earth'
- 18what is culturalism concerned withprotecting a nations unique culture without necessarily focusing on specific ambitions for statehood. it has strong links with patriotism
- 19example of culturalismthe welsh are proud of their unique culture within the UK, and many wish to revive the welsh language in schools. however, compared to their Scottish counterparts the welsh have little interest for self determination & independence. instead they see their devolution settlement as an acceptable way to gain the freedom to protect their culture without having to gain political independence
- 20what is racialismracialism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race
- 21case study; Hitler's racialist theoriesusing the views of count Gobineau Hitler came to view that history was a struggle between the races, with the principle struggle between hews & the Aryan race. for Hitler, the world was generally divided into 3 groups; founders, bearers and destroyers.
- 22what are the founders (Hitler's case study)the people responsible for creativity in the world
(The Aryans) - 23who were the bearer's (Hitler's case study)the people able to appreciate the greatness of the founders
(Slavs, Asians and Latin people) - 24who were the destroyer'sthe people pitted in an unending battle against the founders and were the people responsible for all evil in society
(Black people, Jews and Gypsies) - 25what does ethnicity meanThe sense of belonging to a social group that share a common distinctive culture, religion, language and history, this differs to race concerns a persons biological make up
- 26what does internationalism meaninternationalism is the belief that the people of the world should unite across national boundaries, looking beyond what is best for individual nations to see what is best for the world, its aim is to secure a peaceful world.
- 27what are the two main types of internationalism-liberal internationalism
-socialist internationalism - 28what does liberal internationalism meanidea that sovereign nations should co-operate and create a level of inter dependency to avoid international conflict
- 29what are the liberal nationalists aima world of independent nation states
- 30what do liberal nationalists assumethat independent nation states will seek to co-operate which promotes peace through increased inter dependency. thus allowing disputes to be solved more rationally. this has led to liberals putting their faith into supranational institutions eg EU & UN to help resolve conflicts- a sovereign state must be kept in check by supranational institution
- 31what are supranational institutionsinstitutions that exist 'above' national institutions eg the EU
- 32what does socialist internationalism meanthe idea that class solidarity is more powerful and politically significant then national identity
- 33why does socialist internationalism reject the idea of nationalismas the concept of socialism is concerned with extending the idea of co-operation, community and humanity across the world, believing that humans aren't naturally divided into nations and are instead connected to the whole of humanity, whatever country they happen to be living in which differs from nationalism
- 34Karl Marx quote regarding nationalism'the working man has no country'. he believed nationalism & patriotism were part of 'false consciousness' and a way of keeping the truth hidden from ordinary people, for example nationalism artificially divided the proletariat into the french, German and British to stop them from seeing that they were exploited by the bourgeoisie. the point of 'false consciousness' was to stop the international proletariat from uniting up against their minority bourgeoisie bosses
- 35how did Lenin expand on Marx workLenin implied nationalism as being a tool used by capitalism to prevent a proletarian revolution, suggesting that capitalism had avoided collapse by ' buying off' its indigenous population with proceeds made by exploiting the proletariat in its colonies
- 36what are the core principles of nationalismhuman nature, the state, the economy and society
- 37human naturecivic nationalism is a rational form of nationalism as its based on citizens actively participating in society as equals. liberal nationalism is; rational, inclusive and progressive. liberal nationalism promotes mutual respect for rights as national identities- believing that sovereign nations should co-operate to create inter dependency and avoid conflict
- 38the state-liberal and anti/post-colonial nationalist see the state as the only legit unit of government increasing freedom from oppression imperialist powers.
conservative nationalism sees the nation-state as a socially cohesive unit helping bind the nation closure together.
however expansionist and chauvinistic forms of nationalism reject nation statehood for all, believing its only for a privelledged few nations - 39societycomplete another time
- 40the economycomplete another time
- 41examples of extreme left wing nationalismrational
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