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Question
What is Nationalism? Explain its types.
Solution
Nationalism is a force that binds the people to a sense of integrity and loyalty to their country It is a spirit of oneness or common consciousness that binds a community together. Nationalism is a sense of political identity and emotional attachment to one's 'homeland'
The forms of Nationalism from a political perspective are:
- Liberal Nationalism: It's origins are in the ideals of the French Revolution. President Woodrow Wilson linked the concept of a nation to the right to self-determination and sovereignty.
- Conservative Nationalism: It views a nation as a closely linked society with great importance to patriotism and the concept of 'motherland'.
- Expansionist Nationalism: It is aggressive nationalism. which leads to imperialism, conquest, and colonialism. It has been seen in European imperialism by countries like England, Italy, Spain, France, etc.
- Anticolonial Nationalism: It refers to liberation struggles for independence from colonial rule, e.g., Indonesian freedom struggle from Dutch colonial rule.
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