nation?
refers to people who identify themselves as a cohesive group based on shaded valued in society and a shared sense of belonging
- all nationalists agree that the nation is the central unit of political organisation and the most important source of identity for individuals
- nations give people purpose, identity and security.
self-determination
belief that nations themselves should have the right to determine how they are governed
- rooted in the view that nations are coherent and capable of political units who have the right to govern themselves in line with their own values and interests.
- (Mazzini) people can only be free in their own nation state
the nation-state
a political formation in which the nation govern itself within a defined territorial boundary.
- means that a nation isn’t being dictated to by foreign imperialism
- each nation should have its own state, which reflects its identity, protects its interests and allows it to shape its political and economic future w/o external interference.
