POLA01H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dual Mandate, Care Work, Cuius Regio, Eius Religio
24 Mar 2016
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In particular, nation states use nationalism to create a sense of national unity. Nationalism is a poltical enterprise congruent with the boundaries of the state. National identification relies on symbols such as singing o canada every morning, reminding us that we are. Anderson said the nation is an imagined community. Thinking about this notion, we don"t people in quebec, alberta; we don"t have an intimate connection with them. Yet we both cheer for the canadian team in the olympics, as we"re both canadian, sharing the same identity. Nation state = sovereign, where subjects/citizens share common nationality, language, descent etc. Emergence of nation state = dominant form of rule. Nationalism is a political enterprise congruent with the boundaries of the state. National identification relies on symbols e. g. singing o canada every morning reminds us we are canadian" i. e. of our national identity. Own rights, not to interfere with other structures. Independent entities that don"t interrupt with one another.
