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The Concept of the Nation and the Question of Nationalism
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A STUDY ON NATION AND NATIONALISM IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONALISM THEORIES
The French Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution that faced with the end of the era of empires formed a new and centralized state organization. This organization which provides for the formation and development of social and political life is called nation-state. The heterogeneous population existing in the empires is an undesirable phenomenon. The heterogeneous population that exists in the empires is an undesirable phenomenon because the concept of nation forms the basis of its legitimacy and sovereignty power. In other words, the source of the legitimacy and sovereignty of states is the people. To ensure a homogeneous population and to keep this population together, nationalist discourses and nationalist ideologies are used. There is no mention of a single national identity or a theory of nationalism because these discourses and ideologies are shaped by different societies, political regimes, time, or events. Therefore, the concepts of nation or nationalism are complex, and they have different types. Within the framework of this study, the definition, origins, and development of the nation are examined with three different nationalist approaches: primordialism, modernity, and ethno-symbolism.
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