Territorial Nationalism
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A Territorial Nationalism is a nationalist political ideology that defines national identity through geographic boundaries and includes all inhabitants within those territorial limits.
- AKA: Territorial Nationalist Ideology, Geographic Nationalism, Boundary-Based Nationalism, Spatial Nationalism.
- Context:
- It can typically grant national membership to all permanent residents within state territory regardless of ethnic origin.
- It can often emphasize territorial integrity, border security, and geographic unity as national priorities.
- It can frequently conflict with irredentist movements seeking to redraw political boundaries.
- It can promote regional integration of diverse ethnic groups through shared territorial identity.
- It can range from being a Inclusive Territorial Nationalism to being a Nativist Territorial Nationalism, depending on its immigration policy.
- It can range from being a Centralist Territorial Nationalism to being a Federalist Territorial Nationalism, depending on its administrative structure.
- It can range from being a Continental Territorial Nationalism to being an Island Territorial Nationalism, depending on its geographic character.
- It can range from being a Status Quo Territorial Nationalism to being an Expansionist Territorial Nationalism, depending on its boundary aspirations.
- It can integrate with Geographic Determinism theories of national character.
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- Examples:
- American Territorial Nationalism incorporating diverse immigrant waves.
- Brazilian Territorial Nationalism uniting multiracial population.
- Indonesian Territorial Nationalism spanning thousands of islands.
- Australian Territorial Nationalism defining continental nation.
- South African Territorial Nationalism post-apartheid.
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- Counter-Examples:
- Ethnic Nationalism, transcending territorial boundaries for ethnic unity.
- Diaspora Nationalism, connecting dispersed populations globally.
- Irredentist Ideology, seeking territorial revision based on historical claims.
- See: Nationalist Political Ideology, Territorial Integrity, Border Politics, Geographic Boundary, Civic Nationalism, State Territory, Political Geography, Sovereignty, Frontier Thesis, Manifest Destiny.