ethnic nationalism
Ancestry-defined national identity
Ethnic nationalism is the belief that national identity is rooted in shared ancestry, language, culture, or blood rather than citizenship or political institutions.
Where civic nationalism welcomes anyone who adopts a nation's values, ethnic nationalism defines belonging by heritage: Ethnic nationalism fueled the breakup of Yugoslavia.
The term often carries negative connotations, associated with exclusionary politics and ethnic conflict.
One's native land
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- kinshipState of being related
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
diaspora · minority · aboriginal · indigenous · self-determination · autonomy · sovereignty · belonging
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
decolonization · liberation · autonomy · statehood · partition · unification · Zionism · Kurdish
Preference for native-born citizens
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- segregationForced separation by group
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- homogeneityState of sameness throughout
purity · enclave · ghettoization · apartheid · exclusionary · in-group · out-group · borders
Inherited cultural narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
ceremonies · festivals · music · dance · cuisine · costumes · symbols · myths
Prejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
secession · genocide · pogroms · communalism · interethnic · insurgency · paramilitaries · cleansing
Descent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
bloodline · legacy · inheritance · clan · dynasty · relics · antiquity · preservation
homeland
One's native land
clan · diaspora · minority · aboriginal · indigenous · self-determination · autonomy · sovereignty · belonging · roots
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
separatism · decolonization · liberation · autonomy · statehood · partition · unification · Zionism · Kurdish · Basque
nativism
Preference for native-born citizens
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- segregationForced separation by group
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
homogeneity · purity · enclave · ghettoization · apartheid · exclusionary · in-group · out-group · borders · restrictive
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
rituals · ceremonies · festivals · music · dance · cuisine · costumes · symbols · myths · religion
sectarianism
Prejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
separatism · secession · genocide · pogroms · communalism · interethnic · insurgency · paramilitaries · cleansing · atrocity
lineage
Descent from progenitors
progenitors · bloodline · legacy · inheritance · clan · dynasty · relics · antiquity · preservation · conservation
- German HistoryNazi, Prussia, Saxony, Reichstag, Napoleonic Wars
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, anarchism, liberalism, liberal
- Balkan HistoryBalkans, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Montenegro
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national sovereignty, national identity, national symbols
- oppressionoppression, tyranny, racism, repression, secret police
- ethnic conflictsectarian violence, tribal warfare, tribal conflict, pogrom, pogroms
ethnic nationalismcosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
universalism · internationalism · globalism · humanitarianism · supranationalism
ethnic nationalismmulticulturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
pluralism · cosmopolitanism · universalism · integration · inclusivism
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