As a Western construct, can nationalism satisfy non-Western movements? Does it then possess good or bad qualities?
Title: As a Western construct, can nationalism satisfy non-Western movements? Does it then possess good or bad qualities?
Category: /Social Sciences/Political Science
Details: Words: 1520 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
As a Western construct, can nationalism satisfy non-Western movements? Does it then possess good or bad qualities?
Category: /Social Sciences/Political Science
Details: Words: 1520 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Nationalism cannot be seen as either 'good' 'bad', as the notion of 'good' 'bad' characteristics depends upon the position of the observer. Nationalism is a Western construct which has been variously justified and used for different purposes wherever it is found. It will be argued that nationalism, while possessing neither absolute 'good' nor 'bad' qualities, can never be completely progressive. Even in its anti-colonialist form it derives from, and perpetuates, Western ideology and institutions.
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