nationalism
ideology and movement that promotes the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people) especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty (self-governance) over its homeland
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Summary
nationalism is an ideology[1]. nationalism ranks in the top 1% of ideology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,711 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: political movement[3]
- Subclass of: political ideology[4]
- Commons category: Nationalism[5]
- Said to be the same as: patriotism[6]
- Opposite of: anti-nationalism[7], cosmopolitanism[8], internationalism[9]
- Has part(s): ethnic nationalism[10], civic nationalism[11]
- Inception: 1800[12]
- Significant event: United States Declaration of Independence[13], French Revolution[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nationalism[15]
- Main subject: nation[16], state[17]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Nationalism[18]
- Facet of: politics[19], nationalistic historiography[20], primordialism[21], modernization theory of nationalism[22], ethnosymbolism[23]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26]
- Partially coincident with: patriotism[27]
- Topic has template: Template:Nationalism sidebar[28], Template:Nationalism[29]
- Has contributing factor: culture[30], ethnicity[31], language[32], religion[33], tradition[34], belief[35], history[36]
- Has characteristic: irredentism[37], Types of nationalism[38]
- Different from: patriotism[39]
- Uses: national symbol[40], national myth[41]
- Studied by: nationalism studies[42]
- Practiced by: nationalist[43]
- Significant person: Hugo Grotius[44]
- Has goal: sovereignty[45], self-determination[46], national identity[47]
Why It Matters
nationalism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] nationalism is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]