PSC 1001 Lecture 3: Nationalism, Ethnicity and the State
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Democracies should accommodate sociocultural and multinational diversity into one state. Many democracies do not conform to these above ideals. Territorially based strong groups seeking independence in the name of nationalism/ self determination. No territorial claim by politically significant groups. Culturally homogenous; one nation dominates the state. One polity (political identity) and one nation. Building nation state and democracy reinforce each other. A normative vision of modern democratic state: the nation state. Sweden, japan, portugal as ideal types of unitary nation state. If no politically salient differences strong sense of common identity. Should define a normatively legitimate type of polity with characteristics of a state- nation. Mechanisms to accommodate conflicting claims without discriminating others. Creating a sense of belonging an idea of we . Does not come from race or ethnicity; comes from love/ loyalty for state. Unitary state with certain asymmetrical federal institutions (they dont work in conjunction with each other)
