6.8: Glossary

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Banal Nationalism: The endemic condition and ideological habits—such as daily routines, rituals, and symbols—that allow established nations to be reproduced through mechanisms that often go unnoticed.

Civic Nationalism: A form of nationalism, rooted in the Enlightenment, that fosters horizontal solidarity among citizens who are viewed as equal before the law and identify with the state's constitutional legacy.

Cultural Nationalism: A movement led by "ethnic revivalists" (such as artists and scholars) who use the past to regenerate a community’s morals and formulate its cultural ideals.

Diaspora Nationalism: The nationalist beliefs and practices of individuals living outside their perceived homeland who remain attached to that "imagined homeland," even if they have never lived there.

Ethnic Core: The unique combination of unifying myths, symbols, and memories from pre-modern ethnicities that distinguishes a nation from the interchangeable administrative components of a state.

Ethnic Nationalism: Also known as organic or cultural nationalism, this type focuses on a member's identification with a specific language, shared cultural traditions, or ethnoreligious symbols.

Ethnosymbolism: An academic school of thought that, while acknowledging nations are modern, emphasizes their pre-modern ethnic origins and the role of shared memories in their formation.

Homeland Nationalism: A transborder mobilization used by a state toward ethnic minorities in neighboring countries who are considered to belong to the homeland's dominant ethnic group.

Homogenizing Nationalism: A state-led form of nationalism that serves as the principal vector of integration into a state's political culture through its established institutions.

Imagined Communities: A concept describing nations as groups where members will never meet most of their compatriots but can imagine their shared existence through unified languages and daily routines.

Modernism: A theoretical perspective in nationalism studies asserting that nations are not eternal but are products of modernity, specifically industrialization and standardized mass education.

National Populism: A right-wing ideology that galvanizes "the people" against "elites" (horizontally) and "nation members" against "foreigners" or internal threats (vertically).

Nationalism: A political principle asserting that political and cultural boundaries should be congruent, viewing the nation as a concrete historical entity and a primary political force.

Nationalist Movement: Collective action specifically designed to render the boundaries of a nation congruent with its governance unit.

Nation-State: A modern political entity that seeks to merge political and cultural identities, acting as an agency that represents and speaks for "one people".

Ontological Security: A sense of stability and "simple answers" provided by national identity, which acts as a stabilizing anchor for individuals in a changing or chaotic world.

Political Nationalism: A movement aimed at erecting a rational community of equal citizens unified by shared laws, often utilizing the work of cultural nationalists to legitimize the state.

Print Capitalism: The convergence of capitalism and print technology that created unified fields of communication, allowing speakers of various dialects to comprehend one another through a shared printed language.

State-Seeking Nationalism: Nationalism mobilized by a group that desires to build its own sovereign state or secede from a state that does not recognize its cultural specificity.

Unwaved Flag: A national symbol used passively (such as a flag on a public building) that goes unnoticed but unconsciously reminds individuals of their national belonging.

Waved Flag: The conscious and active use of national symbols—including signs, lexicons, or references—to assert a sense of belonging, often during holidays or sports competitions.