CDN267H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Imagined Communities, Nationstates, Ethnic Nationalism
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News events in canada today that relate to nationalism and national identity. Removal of historical statues and intensifying culture wars". Modern expression tied to principle of popular sovereignty first emerged in late eighteenth century. Early examples: french revolution and american revolution. Flourished in nineteenth century and became catalyst for first world war in 1914. Principle of national self-determination shaped post-war landscape. Driving force in post-colonial movements in global south after wwii. Rise in nationalism and populism in europe and north america today. Response to globalization"s perceived drawbacks: anti-immigrant and anti-trade rhetoric. Two key events: brexit (2016) and donald trump"s election as us president (2016) Recent nationalism surge shows populist suspicion, and outright rejection, of globalization. Canada (and us and mexico, etc. ) are nation-states. In its ideal form the nation-state comprises both a sense of nation (community) and state institutions (ex. government) The state in its ideal form is: The nation in its ideal form is:
