Expansionist nationalism
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Expansionist nationalism,[1] is an aggressive radical form of nationalism or ethnic nationalism (ethnonationalism) that incorporates autonomous, heightened ethnic consciousness and patriotic sentiments with atavistic fears and hatreds focused on "other" or foreign peoples, framing a belief in expansion or recovery of formerly owned territories through militaristic means.[2][3][4]
History
The term was coined during the late nineteenth century[5][original research?] as European powers indulged in the "
Greater Bulgaria), Croatia (Greater Croatia), Hungary (Greater Hungary), Romania (Greater Romania) and Serbia (Greater Serbia).[1]
Ideology
Expansionist nationalism is distinguished from
racialism, its belief in the superiority of one's own nation and dominance combined with the exclusive right of self-determination. Nations are not considered equal with regard to their right of self-determination, rather some nations are believed to possess characteristics or qualities that make them superior to others. Expansionist nationalism therefore asserts the state's right to increase its borders at the expense of its neighbors.[2][4]
See also
- Generalplan Ost
- Greater Ukraine
- Irredentism
- Integral nationalism
- Jingoism
- Lebensraum
- Manifest Destiny
- Nazism
- Pan-Africanism
- Pan-Arabism
- Pan-Asianism
- Pan-Germanism
- Pan-Slavism
- Pan-Turkism
- Revisionist Zionism
References
- ^ ISBN 9781412969017. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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- ^ a b c "Nationalism Theory - Politics A-Level - Revision World". revisionworld.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Compare frequency of the term "expansionist nationalism".