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Nationalism

Explore the concept of nationalism, an emotive force that is difficult to define in rational terms. Learn about its origins in Enlightenment ideas and its development as a political concept during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. Discover the key criteria for defining a nation, such as common history, geographical space, ethnicity, language, shared religious beliefs, external recognition, and a sense of belonging.

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Nationalism

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  1. Nationalism Concept and Criteria

  2. Overview • Essentially an Emotive force • Difficult to define in rational terms • Origins in Enlightenment Ideas of Social Contract Theory & Popular Representation • Developed as Political Concept in French Revolution and Napoleonic era • Deeply linked to concept of State and of course Nation

  3. Defining the Nation: Some key criteria though not all (or even any!) necessarily apply – Common History Geographical Space Common Ethnicity Shared Language

  4. Plus also (again to some degree) Common Religious Beliefs External, International Recognition And perhaps above all: Shared sense of Belonging e.g. Benedict Anderson’s concept of : An ‘Imagined Community’

  5. Modern Nationalism: The Influence of French Revolution ‘Nation=State=People’

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