Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

A Revolutionary Nationalist Movement is a political movement that combines nationalist ideology with revolutionary methods to achieve national independence, territorial unification, or regime change.

• AKA: National Liberation Movement, Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, Anti-Colonial Nationalist Movement, Independence Movement.
• Context:
  • It can typically mobilize mass support through appeals to national identity against foreign domination or internal oppression.
  • It can often employ armed struggle, civil disobedience, and political agitation to overthrow existing authority.
  • It can frequently combine nationalist goals with social transformation agendas including land reform and economic restructuring.
  • It can draw from both romantic nationalism and enlightenment nationalism to justify revolutionary action.
  • It can range from being a Peaceful Revolutionary Nationalist Movement to being a Violent Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, depending on its tactical choices.
  • It can range from being a Democratic Revolutionary Nationalist Movement to being an Authoritarian Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, depending on its organizational structure.
  • It can range from being a Inclusive Revolutionary Nationalist Movement to being an Exclusive Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, depending on its membership criteria.
  • It can range from being a Urban Revolutionary Nationalist Movement to being a Rural Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, depending on its geographic base.
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• Examples:
  • Anti-Colonial Revolutionary Nationalist Movements, such as:
    • Indian Independence Movement led by Indian National Congress.
    • Algerian National Liberation Front against French colonialism.
    • Vietnamese Independence Movement under Ho Chi Minh.
  • European Revolutionary Nationalist Movements, such as:
    • Irish Republican Movement seeking independence from Britain.
    • Italian Risorgimento for national unification.
    • Greek War of Independence from Ottoman Empire.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Constitutional Nationalist Movement, pursuing goals through legal reform rather than revolution.
  • Cultural Nationalist Movement, focusing on cultural revival without political overthrow.
  • Loyalist Movement, defending existing authority against revolutionary challenge.
  • Internationalist Revolutionary Movement, prioritizing class struggle over national liberation.
• See: Political Movement, Nationalist Political Ideology, Revolutionary Movement, National Liberation, Anti-Colonialism, Armed Struggle, Mass Mobilization, Self-Determination, Decolonization.

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