Ethnic Nationalism
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An Ethnic Nationalism is a nationalist political ideology that defines national membership through shared ancestry, ethnic heritage, and blood descent rather than civic principles.
- AKA: Ethnic Nationalist Ideology, Ethnonationalism, Blood and Soil Nationalism, Völkisch Nationalism.
- Context:
- It can typically restrict national membership to those sharing common ancestry and ethnic markers.
- It can often promote cultural homogeneity, linguistic unity, and racial purity as national ideals.
- It can frequently conflict with immigrant communities and minority groups within state boundaries.
- It can justify irredentist claims based on ethnic distribution across political borders.
- It can range from being a Cultural Ethnic Nationalism to being a Racial Ethnic Nationalism, depending on its exclusion criteria.
- It can range from being a Defensive Ethnic Nationalism to being an Aggressive Ethnic Nationalism, depending on its political objectives.
- It can range from being a Democratic Ethnic Nationalism to being an Authoritarian Ethnic Nationalism, depending on its governance model.
- It can range from being a Separatist Ethnic Nationalism to being an Expansionist Ethnic Nationalism, depending on its territorial goals.
- It can lead to ethnic cleansing and forced assimilation in extreme cases.
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- Examples:
- German Ethnic Nationalism emphasizing Germanic ancestry.
- Japanese Ethnic Nationalism promoting Yamato race supremacy.
- Serbian Ethnic Nationalism in the Yugoslav Wars.
- Han Chinese Nationalism in contemporary China.
- Zionist Ethnic Nationalism defining Jewish state.
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- Counter-Examples:
- Civic Nationalism, accepting all who embrace shared values.
- Religious Nationalism, uniting through faith regardless of ethnicity.
- Territorial Nationalism, including all within geographic boundaries.
- See: Nationalist Political Ideology, Romantic Nationalism, Volksgeist, Irredentist Ideology, Racist Ideology, Social Darwinism, Blood Descent, Ethnic Cleansing, Tribalism, Primordialism.