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Amongscholars of nationalism, a number oftypes of nationalism have been presented.Nationalism may manifest itself as part of official state ideology or as a popular non-state movement and may be expressed alongracial,civic,ethnic, language,religious orideological lines. These self-definitions of the nation are used to classify types of nationalism, but such categories are not mutually exclusive and many nationalist movements combine some or all of these elements to varying degrees. Nationalist movements can also be classified by other criteria, such as scale and location.
Some political theorists, likeUmut Özkirimli, make the case that any distinction between forms of nationalism is false.[1] In all forms of nationalism, the populations believe that they share some kind of common culture.[2] Arguably, all types of nationalism merely refer to different ways academics throughout the years have tried to define nationalism.[citation needed] Similarly, Yael Tamir has argued that the differences between the oft-dichotomized ethnic and civic nationalism are blurred.[3]
Racial nationalism is an ideology that advocates a racial definition of national identity. Racial nationalism seeks to preserve a given race through policies such asbanning race mixing and theimmigration of other races. Its ideas tend to be in direct conflict with those ofanti-racism andmulticulturalism.[4][5] Specific examples areblack nationalism andwhite nationalism.
Ethnic nationalism, also known as ethnonationalism,[6] is a form ofnationalism wherein the nation and nationality are defined in terms ofethnicity,[7][8] with emphasis on anethnocentric (and in some cases an ethnocratic) approach to various political issues related to national affirmation of a particularethnic group.[9][10]
The central tenet of ethnic nationalists is that "nations are defined by a shared heritage, which usually includes a common language, a common faith, and acommon ethnic ancestry".[11] Those of other ethnicities may be classified as second-class citizens.[12][13]
Ethnic nationalism was traditionally the determinant type of nationalism in Eastern Europe.[14]
Expansionist nationalism[15] is an aggressive radical form ofnationalism orethnic nationalism (ethnonationalism) that incorporates autonomous, heightened ethnic consciousness and patriotic sentiments with atavistic fears and hatreds focused on "other" or foreign peoples, framing a belief inexpansion or recovery of formerly owned territories through militaristic means.[16][17][18]
Romantic nationalism, also known as organic nationalism and identity nationalism, is the form ofethnic nationalism in which the state derives political legitimacy as a natural ("organic") consequence and expression of the nation, race, or ethnicity. It reflected the ideals ofRomanticism and was opposed to Enlightenmentrationalism. Romantic nationalism emphasized a historical ethnic culture which meets the Romantic Ideal;folklore developed as a Romantic nationalist concept. TheBrothers Grimm were inspired by Herder's writings to create an idealized collection of tales which they labeled as ethnically German. HistorianJules Michelet exemplifies French romantic-nationalist history.
Generally, "liberal nationalism" is used in a similar sense to "civic nationalism"; liberal nationalism is a kind of nationalism defended recently by political philosophers who believe that there can be a non-xenophobic form of nationalism compatible with liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights.[19] However, not all "liberal nationalism" is always "civic nationalism"; there are also liberals who advocate moderate nationalism that affirm ethnic identity, also referred to as "liberal ethnonationalism".[20]
Xenophobic movements in long-established Western European states indeed often took a 'civic national' form, rejecting a given group's ability to assimilate with the nation due to its belonging to a cross-border community (Irish Catholics in Britain,Ashkenazi Jews in France). On the other hand, while liberal subnational separatist movements were commonly associated with ethnic nationalism; such nationalists as theCorsican Republic,United Irishmen,Breton Federalist League orCatalan Republican Party could combine a rejection of the unitary civic-national state with a belief in liberal universalism.
DuringTaiwan'sKMT one-party dictatorship, theKuomintang (KMT) defendedChinese state nationalism. Opposing this, liberals/progressives such as theDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) defendedTaiwanese-based "liberal [ethnic] nationalism" (自由民族主義).[20]South Korea prioritized South Korean-based "state nationalism" (국가주의) overKorean ethnic nationalism during the right-wing dictatorship; in response, political liberals and leftists defended "liberal [ethnic] nationalism" (자유민족주의),[21] a moderate version of Korean ethnic nationalism. Even today, major left-liberal and progressive nationalists in Taiwan and South Korea advocate anti-imperialisticminzu-based nationalism (民族主義) and are critical of right-wing state nationalism (國家主義).[22][23]
In 19th century Europe, liberal movements often affirmed ethnic nationalism in the modern sense along with to toppleclassical conservatism;István Széchenyi was a representative of liberal ethnic nationalism.[24]
While left-wing nationalism has a weaker ethnic nationalist component than right-wing nationalism, but some national liberation movements have also combined with ethnic nationalism; Northeast Asia andVietnam's "national liberation" (民族解放,Minzu jiefang) are representative.
Civic nationalism, sometimes known as democratic nationalism and liberal nationalism, is a political identity built around sharedcitizenship within the state, with emphasis on political institutions and liberal principles, which its citizens pledge to uphold. It aims to adhere to traditional liberal values offreedom,tolerance,equality, andindividual rights, and is not based onethnocentrism.[25][26] Civic nationalists often defend the value ofnational identity by arguing that individuals need it as a partial shared aspect of their identity to lead meaningful, autonomous lives[27] and that democraticpolities need anational identity to function properly.[28]
Membership in the civic nation is open to every person by citizenship, regardless of culture or ethnicity; those who share these values can be considered members of the nation.[29] In theory, a civic nation or state does not aim to promote one culture over another.[29] German philosopherJürgen Habermas has argued that immigrants to aliberal-democratic state need not assimilate into the host culture but only accept the principles of the country's constitution (constitutional patriotism).[29]
Donald Ipperciel argues civic nationalism historically was a determining factor in the development of modernconstitutional and democratic state.[30] The 20th-century revival of civic nationalism played a key role in the ideological war against racism.[31] However, as the Turkish political scientistUmut Özkirimli states, "civic" nations can be as intolerant and cruel as the so-called "ethnic" nations, citingFrench Jacobin techniques of persecution that were used by20th-century fascists.[32]
State nationalism, state-based nationalism, state-led nationalism,[33] or "statism" (Chinese:國家主義) equates 'state identity' with 'national identity' and values state authority. State nationalism is classified as civic nationalism by the dichotomy that divides nationalism into "civic" and "ethnic",[34][35][36] but it is not necessarily liberal and has been present in authoritarian politics.Soviet nationalism,Shōwa Statism,Kemalism,[37]Francoism,[36] andCommunist-ledChinese state nationalism[34] are classified as state nationalism.
Revolutionary nationalism is a broad label that has been applied to many different types of nationalist political movements that wish to achieve their goals through a revolution against the established order. Individuals and organizations described as being revolutionary nationalist include some political currents within theFrench Revolution,[38]Irish republicans engaged in armed struggle against theBritish crown,[39] theCan Vuong movement against French rule in 19th centuryVietnam,[40] theIndian independence movement in the 20th century,[41] some participants in theMexican Revolution,[42]Benito Mussolini and theItalian Fascists,[43] theAutonomous Government of Khorasan,[44]Augusto Cesar Sandino, theRevolutionary Nationalist Movement in Bolivia,[45]black nationalism in the United States,[46] and someAfrican independence movements.[47]
Many nationalist movements in the world are dedicated tonational liberation in the view that their nations are being persecuted by other nations and thus need to exercise self-determination by liberating themselves from the accused persecutors.Anti-revisionistMarxist–Leninism is closely tied with this ideology, and practical examples include Stalin's early workMarxism and the National Question and hisSocialism in One Country edict, which declares that nationalism can be used in an internationalist context i.e. fighting for national liberation without racial or religious divisions.
Left-wing nationalism, also occasionally known as socialist nationalism,[48] refers to any political movement that combinesleft-wing politics orsocialism withnationalism. Notable examples includeFidel Castro's26th of July Movement that launched theCuban Revolution that ousted dictatorFulgencio Batista in 1959, Ireland'sSinn Féin,Labor Zionism in Israel and theAfrican National Congress in South Africa.
Anarchists who see value in nationalism typically argue that a nation is first and foremost apeople; that thestate is parasite upon the nation and should not be confused with it; and that since in reality states rarely coincide with national entities, the ideal of thenation state is actually little more than a myth. Within the European Union, for instance, they argue there are over 500 ethnic nations[49] within the 25 member states, and even more in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Moving from this position, they argue that the achievement of meaningfulself-determination for all of the world's nations requires an anarchist political system based on local control, free federation, andmutual aid. There has been a long history of anarchist involvement with left-nationalism all over the world. Contemporary fusions of anarchism with anti-state left-nationalism include some strains ofBlack anarchism andindigenism.
In the early to mid 19th century Europe, the ideas of nationalism,socialism, and liberalism were closely intertwined. Revolutionaries and radicals likeGiuseppe Mazzini aligned with all three in about equal measure.[50] The early pioneers of anarchism participated in the spirit of their times: they had much in common with both liberals and socialists, and they shared much of the outlook of early nationalism as well. ThusMikhail Bakunin had a long career as apan-Slavic nationalist before adopting anarchism. He also agitated for a United States of Europe (a contemporary nationalist vision originated by Mazzini).[51] In 1880–1881, theBoston-based Irish nationalist W. G. H. Smart wrote articles for a magazine calledThe Anarchist.[52] Similarly,anarchists in China during the early part of the 20th century were very much involved in the left-wing of the nationalist movement while actively opposing racist elements of theanti-Manchu wing of that movement.
Pan-nationalism is usually an ethnic and cultural nationalism, but the 'nation' is itself a cluster of related ethnic groups and cultures, such asSlavic peoples. Occasionally pan-nationalism is applied tomono-ethnic nationalism, when the national group is dispersed over a wide area and several states – as inPan-Germanism.
Transnationalism puts nations within an overarching concept, such asglobal citizenry, seeing shared overarching institutions, for example such as institutions forcontinental union orglobalizing society.
Religious nationalism is the relationship of nationalism to a particular religious belief,church,Hindu temple or affiliation. This relationship can be broken down into two aspects; thepoliticization of religion and the converse influence of religion on politics. In the former aspect, a shared religion can be seen to contribute to a sense of national unity, by the citizens of the nation. Another political aspect of religion is the support of a national identity, similar to a shared ethnicity, language or culture. The influence of religion on politics is more ideological, where current interpretations of religious ideas inspire political activism and action; for example, laws are passed to foster stricter religious adherence.[53]Hindu nationalism is common in many states and union territories in India which joined the union of India solely on the basis of religion and post-colonial nationalism.
Since the process ofdecolonisation that occurred afterWorld War II, there has been a rise of Third World nationalisms. Third world nationalisms occur in those nations that have been colonized and exploited. The nationalisms of these nations were forged in a furnace that required resistance to colonial domination to survive. As such, resistance is part and parcel of such nationalisms and their very existence is a form of resistance to imperialist intrusions. Third World nationalism attempts to ensure that the identities of Third World peoples are authored primarily by themselves, not colonial powers.[54]
Examples of third world nationalist ideologies areAfrican nationalism andArab nationalism. Other important nationalist movements in the developing world have included the ideas of theMexican Revolution andHaitian Revolution. Third world nationalist ideas have been particularly influential among governments elected in South America.
Multi-ethnic nationalism, as in amultinational state.[sentence fragment]
Chinese nationalism is a representative multi-ethnic nationalism. The concept of "Zhonghua minzu" ("Chinese ethnicity") includes many indigenous minorities in China who already live on Chinese territory, but does not include immigrants who are not part of the traditional Chinese ethnic group (ex,Japanese Chinese, European Chinese,African Chinese, etc). Therefore, Chinese nationalism is multi-ethnic nationalism, but it is distinct from civic nationalism.[citation needed]Taiwanese nationalism[55] andIndia'scomposite nationalism are also considered multi-ethnic nationalism.
Multi-ethnic nationalism may be similar tocivic nationalism. However, multi-ethnic nationalism tends to embrace multi-ethnic elements without embracing the core elements of civic nationalism.[citation needed]
Diaspora nationalism, or asBenedict Anderson terms it, "long-distance nationalism", generally refers to nationalist feeling among adiaspora such as the Irish in the United States, Jews around the world after the expulsion from Jerusalem (586 BCE), the Lebanese in the Americas and Africa, or Armenians in Europe and the United States.[56] Anderson states that this sort of nationalism acts as a "phantom bedrock" for people who want to experience a national connection, but who do not actually want to leave their diaspora community. The essential difference between pan-nationalism and diaspora nationalism is that members of adiaspora, by definition, are no longer resident in their national or ethnic homeland. In some instances, 'Diaspora' refers to a dispersal of a people from a (real or imagined) 'homeland' due to a cataclysmic disruption, such as war, famine, etc. New networks – new 'roots' – form along the 'routes' travelled by diasporic people, who are connected by a shared desire to return 'home'. In reality, the desire to return may be eschatological (i.e. end times orientation), or may not occur in any foreseeable future, but the longing for the lost homeland and the sense of difference from circumambient cultures in which Diasporic people live becomes an identity unto itself.
Language nationalism is a nationalism that defends and promotes a language of a nation. Language nationalists in many cases campaign for the national language to be made theofficial language.[citation needed]
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The shifting of ground in the Magyar case from the 'estate nationalism' of the 1790s to the liberal-ethnic nationalism of the 1840s can be followed in the 'national road' trodden by Count István Széchenyi where liberal and romantic were combined.
In the multi-ethnic nationalism approach, the Taiwanese nation is conceptualized as a harmonious, democratic and ...