POG 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Imagined Community, Least Developed Countries, Deterritorialization

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POG 100
• Professor: Joerg Wittenbrinck

Document Summary

A group of people who have a sense of common identity and who typically believe they should be self-governing within their home-land (mintz et al. Nationalists demand for their nation: cultural autonomy, political autonomy, statehood ( Subjective sense of belonging together based on: ethnicity, language and culture. Ethnic nationalism (most countries in the world: sense of shared history and values. Sociological definition: a state whose population is composed of more than one nation. States where we can identify distinct and potentially conflicting nationalism: state (or majority) nationalism and sub-state (minority) nationalism. Political definition: states that give official or constitutional recognition to their national diversity. Stability: lack of violence, constant threat of secession. Canada as a multination state (distinct founding peoples ) and. Canada as a polyethnic state (function of mass immigration) The processes that are increasing the interconnectedness of the world (mintz et al. It is characterized by the deterritorialization of social relationships. Depth impact on individuals and societies.