Factors Of Risorgimento Nationalism

SUMMARY

Nationalism has been defined as the belief or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation. Nationalism can also be the feeling of identity which is experienced either at an individual or at a group level. It first emerged in Europe in the 18th century making it a contemporary phenomenon. Politically speaking, nationalism is mostly associated with the nations’ right to self-determination, which is the right of autonomy and recognised independency. Nationalism depends on various factors, such as the historical background, cultural identity, language or religion, territorial boundaries and/or the political experiences and people’s practices.

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It is very difficult to find a generally adequate definition for the words “nationalism”, “nation”, and “nationality”, even in the academic world. Nationalism is a system of ideas, values and norms. It is an image of the world and society, which can and does make a large social group aware of where it belongs, investing this sense of belonging with a particular value. It can therefore be seen that nationalism is both an ideology and a political movement, which can also be classified into two main groups: ‘’Risorgimento nationalism and Integral nationalism.’’ Risorgimento nationalism was a political movement which sustained the principle of unification of the oppressed citizens against the oppressors and supported the European movements for national liberation. This includes several categories (for example: liberal, reformist, political, cultural, linguistic and religious nationalism). Both of them are

Any approaches to ethnicity (nationalism and other cultural identities), no matter how different they are from each other, can be divided into two basic categories: primordialist, and constructionist . The first category (Primordialist) is based on the assumption that people who share a culture can also share a common identity and feelings that are the basis for their group’s interests. The second category (Constructionist) considers the national or ethnic consciousness as an entirely situational matter, being the response to certain practical circumstances. James Goodman offers five categories for the classification of nationalism. This has been very useful for focusing on contemporary debates. Goodman identifies the following five approaches