Nationalism and Exclusionism Flashcards
(6 cards)
How is nationalism an excluding ideology regarding the idea of the state?
The idea that mankind is split into distinc nations is intrinsic within nationalism - e.g. Herder believed humans were divided by language - Treatise on the Origin of Language (1772) - groups nations into ‘volk’ who should speak their language - ‘spew out the slime of the Seine’ - led to exclusionist agendas e.g. Hitler’s ‘Greater Germany’.
How is nationalism exclusionist regarding chauvinist nationalism?
Particularly exclusionist as it regards one’s own nation as superior - e.g. Maurras - ‘anti-France’ - where he blamed the decline of France on ‘confederate states such as ‘Protestants, Jews, Freemasons and Foreigners’ - influenced exclusionist agendas - e.g. Hitler’s ideas of Aryan supremacy.
How is nationalism exclusionist regarding when two or more nations occupy one nation state?
May be particularly exclusionist when a nation state is governed by two nations - e.g. Mazzini advocated freedom from the domination of a foreign body in Italy - e.g. SNP favour Holyrood being dominant over Parliament - led to greater calls from independence - 41% in 2021.
How is nationalism not expansionist regarding preservation of identity?
Some nationalists use the preservation of identity as a unifying force - e.g. Marcus Garvey in ‘A Message to the People’ (1937) - advocated a unification of Africans to create a united Africa - reversal of colonialisation - ‘one nation knowing no boundaries’ - not exclusionist.
How is nationalism not expansionist regarding republicanism?
Republicanism advocated for by liberal nationalists can be regarded as unifying - e.g. Mazzini’s ideas to unite Italy to create ‘one independent, free republic’ - he wanted Italy to become democratic and be founded ‘on the sense of fellowship which binds together the sons of that territory’ - even individual freedom cannot interfere with that collective enterprise.
How is nationalism not expansionist regarding liberal nationalists?
Liberal nationalists claim that nationalism may end harmful conflicts and divisions within a nation - e.g. Rousseau claimed that his ‘General will’ would create a series of nations that would cooperate peacefully - social cohesion could only come about under a ‘civic religion’ - influenced Woodrow Wilson in creating the UN.
