Nations and nationalism - What is a nation?
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What are different ways to define a nation?
Politically: group of people who regard themselves as a natural political community. Classically expressed through the quest for sovereign statehood.
Psychologically: a group of people distinguished by a shared loyalty or affection in the form of patriotism.
What is a nation in subjective terms?
How does a nation distinguish itself from an ethnic group?
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What is the difference between a nation and an ethnic group?
What are the objective and subjective features of a nation?
Subjective : the nation is a psycho - political construct ("a group of people distinguished by a shared loyalty or affection in the form of patriotism")
What is a ethnic group?
What does volksgeist and culturalism mean?
Culturalism : the belief that human beings are culturally defined creatures, culture being the universal basis for personal and social identity
What is cultural nationalism?
What is the general will/volonté générale from Rousseau in nations as political communities?
What is a political nation?
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