Nationalism And Ethnic Conflicts Midterm

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State

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Legal Entity, Citezenship

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Nation

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Communal, ethnicity, etc.-- No concept of nation before French Revolution

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Realism

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Hobbes, Thucydides, Morgenthau, Waltz--
Focuses on the state: not concerned with individual identity but state power

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Liberalism

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Locke, Mill, US Founding Fathers-- ID focused on interests: individuals come together for similar interests/goals

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Marxism

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Marx, Lenin-- ID is based on economic status: "False Consciousness"

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What are the 2 turning points for ID as a key political force?

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1. French Revolution/Napoleonic impact introducing governors as republic 2. Post-WWII/ Wilson's 14 points, Self determination as a force of global order

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Nationalism

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An ideology or political loyalty based on ethnic ID, Loyalty to a national group not a King

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How would Nationalism be on its way out?

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1. The Cold War bc bipolar world based on ideology 2. Post-Cold War ideology collapses (communism) ethnic conflicts/nationalism reemerge

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Stalin (School of Thought)

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Instrumentalist, Economy Weird form of ID and no common ancesty

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Deutsch (School of Thought)

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Constructivist-- Understand at a deeper level

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Horowitz (School of Thought)

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Constructivist-- based on people's perception of ID

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Types of Changes of Ethnic ID

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1. Assimilation 2. Differentiation

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Types of Assimilation and Differentiation (A+B=...)

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Amalgamation: A+B=C, Incorporation: A+B=A, Division: A=B+C, Proliferation: A=A+B

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Ra'anan's 3 Views

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Western: You are where you are, Eastern: Bloodlines, language, culture, "who not where," Southern: SE Europe based on religion (ottomans, Islam)

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Primordialism

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Ethnic ID is innate, natural, you're born with it; it defines who you are and how you behave; the world should be based on ethnic ID

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Instrumentalism

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ID is a result of elite manipulation driven by material gains;

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Constructivism

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Ethnic ID is a product of social interaction;Evolving ID, Not fixed- communities are "alive" and changing (not necesarrily intentionally); PERCEPTION of community

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Huntington

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American ID based on politics, Liberal Ideology

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According to Huntington, what is the worst danger for the American Nation?

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Ideological Disillusionment

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Hobsbawm (School of Thought)

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Instrumentalist-- French Revolution, Innovations and their purposes (ex.- agenda- to create a nation out of a state through education); Germany- They have a nation but no state, conflict helps unite the nation (ex.- conquest by Prussia, Town leaders got in the way)

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Brass (School of Thought)

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Mix bt Primordialist and (more) Instrumentalist: P bc variety of ID markers, I bc elites select markers

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Anderson (School of Thought)

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Constructivist: Key ID characteristic- Language; Printing Press and Capitalism

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Why isn't Anderson Instrumentalist?

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Because capitalists are using ID to create profit, but they aren't seeking to create new ID's

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What patterns of Misfits are there?

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-One nation, many states (Pakistan, Korea) -One state, many nations (U.S., Russia) -Many nations, many states -One nation, no state (Gypsies, Tamils)

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Why are a patterns of misfits a problem?

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Are the people loyal to their state or their nation?

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What can happen as a result of the mismatch problem?

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1. Internal Instability 2. Scession

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Mismatch-- Internal Instability

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1. Civil War 2. Economic Underdevelopment 3. State Collapse 4. Terrorist and Guerilla recruiting grounds 5. Regional or even global instability

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Mismatch-- Secession

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1. World map redrawn 2. Successful sucessionists-- Ireland, Slovakia, Bangladesh, etc.

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According to Stalin, what makes up a Nation?

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Language, Territory, Economy, and Psychological Makeup

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What is Stalin's agenda?

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Preserving the state and communism. Soviet Union members didn't necessarily have a common ancestry.

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According to Deutsch, what does it take to be a Nation?

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You have to FUNCTION as a nation

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According to Horowitz, how does a group buy into a myth?

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Indoctrinate, isolation, criminalize other, etc.

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According to Anderson, what did the printing press do for the then-languages?

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The press made a spatial and temporal standardization. (# and diversity of languages reduced)

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According to Anderson, what does Capitalism do?

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Determines the size of the ethnic group.

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According to Anderson, what are the consequences of ID from the printing press and capitalism?

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People change their concept for who they are and what groups they belong to at the EXPENSE of PAROCHIAL and Pan-CATHOLIC ID.

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According to Horowitz, why does ID change?

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Role of Elites and Political context plays a larger role.