Nationalism

1
Nationalism 2 kinds

• Outward Looking
• Inward Focused

2
Aggressive, Outward LookingNationalism

• Feelings of superiority
• Obligations to conquer others (viewed as weaker)
• Racial superiority
• Xenophobia
• Fascist Germany comes to mind
• Unifying force for nation

3
Inward Looking Nationalism

• Self-determination
• Anti-colonial (get the Europeans out of our
  country)
• Create our own institutions value traditional
  ways
• Post World War II Africa and India come to mind
• Unifying force for nations

4
What both forms have in Common

• Build a national identity
• People have national goals
• Unifying

5
Where they are different

• One form is aggressive (conquest oriented)
• The other form is inward looking