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Nation-Building or Nation-Destroying?

Connor, Walker·1972·World Politics
DOI 10.2307/2009753
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Scholars associated with theories of “nation-building” have tended either to ignore the question of ethnic diversity or to treat the matter of ethnic identity superficially as merely one of a number of minor impediments to effective state-integration. To the degree that ethnic identity is given recognition, it is apt to be as a somewhat unimportant and ephemeral nuisance that will unquestionably give way to a common identity uniting all inhabitants of the state, regardless of ethnic heritage, as modern communication and transportation networks link the state's various parts more closely. Both tendencies are at sharp variance with the facts, and have contributed to the undue optimism that has characterized so much of the literature on “nation-building.”

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Authors
Connor, W.
Venue
World Politics
Publisher
Project MUSE
Published
1972-04
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
319-355
ISSN
  • 0043-8871 (ISSN-L)
  • 1086-3338
DOI
10.2307/2009753
OpenAlex
W2138148330
Cited by
640
References
13
FWCI
18.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
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