Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Fokker E.Ii, Cooperative Federalism, Total War
8 Apr 2016
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Ethnic group: community, claiming common language, religion, ancestry. Nation: ethnicity plus desire for political autonomy, usually statehood. Nation-state: territory of state matches the boundaries of national community. This is historically a rare phenomenon (france, italy, japan) National self-determination: the principle supporting the creation of nation states. Says nations form organically, the place create the people. Nations are not something we just build in the modern era, they do change, but every nation is based on strong history. Forces build upon foundations of the past, trace modern nations back to their origins. Common justification for national liberation struggle: by default, these struggle rely on a more cultural or ethic solution. The more culture relied on the more exclusive the nation. Which part of the culture means most to you, which part of the national story are you going to make significant. Nation constructed on the foundations of the state.
