POLS1006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Political Freedom, French Revolution, Nationstates
18 Jul 2018
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Origins of nationalism: reje(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of (cid:862)perso(cid:374)al so(cid:448)ereig(cid:374)ty(cid:863) / (cid:373)o(cid:374)ar(cid:272)hy. Once people realized they did not belong to a ruler a new identity was required, no longer property. Endures across generations, it exists separate from a government, form of government. French revolution and napoleon: growth of cultural and linguistic nationalism in europe. Emergence of idea that value was not in universality, but in what was unique and different. Concepts and definition: eth(cid:374)i(cid:272)ity: (cid:862)best des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)ed as the atta(cid:272)h(cid:373)e(cid:374)t o(cid:374)e feels for a people (cid:449)ho share (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374)alities, so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g a group shares (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h differe(cid:374)tiates the(cid:373) fro(cid:373) others(cid:863) Overcoming challenges and adversity usually provides the strongest commonality: political nationalism. Idea that humanity is divided naturally into nations. Each nation has character defined in terms. Cannot be shaped by or understood by those outside the nation. A nation can only be protected, fulfilled and developed within its state. Nationalism and global politics: post-cold war (1991-)
