Popular Sovereignty and Nationalism

Yack argues that it is by means of the new vision of indirect sovereignty that the modern doctrine of popular sovereignty makes its most important contribution to the rise of nationalism. This vision of indirect sovereignty introduces a new understanding of political community, one that tends both t...

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Published inPolitical theory Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 517 - 536
Main Author Yack, Bernard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beverly Hills, CA Sage Publications 01.08.2001
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Subjects
Beliefs
Communities
Community
Countries
Cultural nationalism
Democracy
Legitimacy
Liberal nationalism
Liberalism
Loyalty
Nation
Nationalism
Philosophy
Philosophy of history. Social and political philosophy. Philosophy of law
Political authority
Political Culture
Political philosophy
Political society
Political theory
Politics
Popular sovereignty
Social and political philosophy
Sovereign states
Sovereignty
Territories
Nation
Sovereignty
Politization
Territory
Nationalism
Authority
Government
State
Democracy
People
Politics
Community
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Summary:Yack argues that it is by means of the new vision of indirect sovereignty that the modern doctrine of popular sovereignty makes its most important contribution to the rise of nationalism. This vision of indirect sovereignty introduces a new understanding of political community, one that tends both to nationalize the understanding of politics and politicize the understanding of nationality.
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ISSN:0090-5917
1552-7476
DOI:10.1177/0090591701029004003