This thesis argues for a reformulated concept of nationality in order to avoid the problem of multiple national identities, which Lior Erez has shown to constitute a severe problem for the theory of liberal nationalism. At first, the problem’s plausibility is through idékritik, finding aspects of self-determination at its core. Thereafter, through a process of reflective equilibrium, the thesis concludes that the inclusion of Margaret Moore’s criterion of political aspiration, together with Ludvig Beckman’s all-affected principle, would avoid the problem. The thesis thereby highlights nationalism’s relationship to questions of self-determination, -rule, and sovereignty, a domain of nationalism that seems to be hitherto undertheorized.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-494406 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Stark, Gustav |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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