nationalism

Nationalism

In the contemporary world ,states are also nations. while the states is a political entity ,the nation is an ethnic or social entity. When these are two entities combine they from a nation-state.
The citizens of a national experience a common identity stemming from a shared community,history,language,religion ,race ,or ideology.nationalism is the emotional cement that binds a people together to make a nationalit ;it is in marked by loyality and devotion to a nation that exalt it above all other nations. At least since the French revolution in the late eighteenth century ,nationalism has been the driving force in the creation of new states. Born in Europe ,nationalism was the primary force in the transformation of European colonies into independent states following world war 2; it has now spread to all the world.
In the twentieth century it became a widely accepted principle that each national community merits its own government and political independence .self determination,however,has its practical limits.in recent years ,several very small state have entered the united nations ,although their political and economic viability is highly questionable . at a time when sizable European states have begun a process of integration to overcome the liabilities of “smallness” the emergence of so many ministates in the past half century is a gross anomaly .the basic principles of self determination also threatens the stability of older states that contain two or more add ethnic groups,as witnessed by the separaties movements in Canada,Belgium,and spain .ironicaly ,many new states In Africa that owe their birth to the principle off national self determination may eventually founder on divisive tribal loyalities that take precedence over national loyalties . the tragic civil war in nigeria in the 1960s and the recent collapse of somalia have emphasized the formidable obstacles to nation building in a multiethnic state.
However , for the most part the states of the world command the loyalities of their people and may be accurately as nation state, namely , a form of political organization were buy a relatively homogeneus people inhabits a sovereign state. because the citizens of a modern state share a common national society and culture, national boundaries carry a sociocultural significance as well as a politicall one.