GS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jagmeet Singh, Territorial Integrity, Ethnic Nationalism
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Gs 101 - a: lecture: tuesday, october 3rd and thursday october 5th: Nation: refers to a group of people who regard themselves as being one people, a folk, by virtue of culture. A sense of belonging together as a meaningful group based on shared culture rooted in: common language, shared historical experiences, religious beliefs and cultural practices, diet/cuisine, dress, music. Institutionalized and patterned set of beliefs, values, behaviours and practices. Aspects of culture: beliefs, values, behaviours, practices, artefacts/cultural products, traditions, rituals. Nationalism: the drive of a nation to get its own state. Contradictions of the human condition: universal aspirations, particular identities. Examples: catalonians, kashmiris, kurds, palestinians, uighers, scots. State: refers to the political entity in a given territory. In the modern system of governance, the mechanisms of power are heavily influenced by the state: economy, law, military, education. A state refers to the government of a country.
