Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Eric Hobsbawm, Expansionist Nationalism, Keyboard Shortcut

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Bruce Morrison

Document Summary

Community claiming common language, religion, ancestry, etc: nation. Categorization (a nation in isolation is not a nation) always observes itself and its relation to other groups. Comradeship (offers an equal form of membership in the nation) Commitment to political autonomy, usually statehood (only becomes a nation when an ethnic group agrees on political autonomy: patriotism. Sense of integrity and value of national community. Something that binds us and distinguishes us from other groups. Idea that our differences are good and valuable: national identity. Give o(cid:374)e"s (cid:374)atio(cid:374) respect i(cid:374) political ter(cid:373)s: nation-state. State territory matches boundaries of national community: this is rare (france, italy, japan, most states are multi-national (canada, nigeria, national self-determination. The principle supporting the creation of nation-states. Cultural nationalism: nation builds on ethnic foundations. Natio(cid:374)s do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge over the (cid:272)ourse of ti(cid:373)e. Language was the key binding force in nationalism. Frames a particular mode of national thinking. Formed based on already established ethnic materials.