Chapter 4 Of Rourke Ir

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ethnonational group

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An ethnic group in which a significant percentage of its members favor national self-determination and the establishment of a nation-state dominated by the group.

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exceptionalism

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The belief by some that their nation or other group is better than others.

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failed state

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Countries in which all or most of the citizens give their primary political loyalty to an ethnic group, a religious group, or other source of political identity. Such states are so fragmented that no one political group can govern effectively and, thus, are more legal entities than fuctioning governments.

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ideology

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Interconnected theological or secular ideas that establish values about what is good and what is not, and that indicate a course of action, create perceptual links among adherents, and perceptually distinguish those who adhere to a given ideology from those who do not.

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irredentism

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microstates

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A country with a small population that cannot survive economically without outside aid or that is inherently so militarily weak that it is an inviting target for foreign intervention.

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multinational states

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Countries in which there are two or more significant nationalities.

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multistate nation

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A nation that has substantial numbers of its people living in more than one state.

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nation

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A group of culturally and historically similar people who feel a communal bond and who feel they should govern themselves to at least some degree.

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nationalism

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The belief that the nation is the ultimate basis of political loyalty and that nations should have self-governing states.

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nation-state

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A politically organized territory that recognizes no higher law, and whose population politically identifies with that entity.

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political identity

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The perceived connection between an individual and a political community (a group that has political interest and goals) and among individuals of a political community. Nationalism is the dominant political identity of most people, but others, such as religion, do exist as a primary political identity and are becoming more common.

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popular sovereignty

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A political doctrine that holds that sovereign political authority resides with the citizens of a state. According to this doctrine, the citizenry grant a certain amount of authority to the state, its government, and, especially, its specific political leaders )such as monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers), but do not surrender ultimate sovereignty.

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self-determination

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The concept that a people should have the opportunity to map their own destiny.

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state building

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The process of creating both a government and other legal structures of a country and the political identification of the inhabitants of the country with the state and their sense of loyalty to it.

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stateless nation

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A nation that does not exercise political control over any state.

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xenophobia

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Fear of others, "they-groups."

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Zionism

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The belief that Jews are a nation and that they should have an independent homeland.