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Using your own examples, discuss whether Nationalism (nation states) is a better way forward than super-nations.
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Using your own examples, discuss whether Nationalism (nation states) is a better way forward than super-nations. Nationalism is the feeling that the people of a country all belong together and are different from the peoples of other countries. Examples of nationalism could be the break up of Yugoslavia from Russia, Scotland from England, otherwise stated as devolution. In exploring the term "nation states", we must take each word separately. A "nation" is a group of people whose members believe that the culture they share expressed through language, religion etc. binds them together in a way that makes them different and distinct from other peoples. A "state" may also be seen as a territory, controlled by a government. A nationalist believes that the peoples of the world are made up of distinct nations, each of which ought to have its own state. Therefore, ideally, all states should be "nation states". However, for most of...
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