Origins, Beliefs, and Strands (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards

National autonomy, national unity, national identity

Changed people from subjects of rulers to citizens

Imagined communities (socially constructed)

Area where cultural & political boundaries align w/ self-govt

Nations' right to be sovereign & autonomous

Shared political values, not ethnicity; open & voluntary

One will from all, applying to all, ensuring liberty & equality

Nations emerge naturally from desire for security & shared values

Regional/international bodies can impose will on nation states

Irrational dedication to group believing it superior to others