Revija za sociologiju, Vol. 35 No. 3-4, 2004.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Nationalism – Nation, “Transnationalism” – “Transnation”: The Possibilities of Terminological Harmonization
Saša Božić
Sažetak
The scientific neologisms “transnationalism” and “transnation” refer only indirectly to the terms from which they were derived. Transnationalism as a term and as a candidate for the concept in the social sciences didn’t emerge on the theoretical presumptions connected to the research on nationalism. This article offers therefore the direction for the re-definition of “transnationalism” and “transnation” in accordance with the meaning of the derivative. The author is offering a narrower filed for the application of the term as well as an option which would enable the overcoming of inflationary use and degradation of the terms. Nationalism as a field of research has primarily an accentuated political dimension and different forms of nationalism (economic, cultural, sport etc.) express in different ways its basic political dimension. Transnationalism as a field of research is disintegrated and the interdependence of economic, political, socio-cultural and other forms of transnationalism isn’t clearly registered. Nationalism was studied so far as a political doctrine, as a social movement, as a form of “nation-building” process or as a collective sentiment, while transnationalism is usually studied as a form of social networks across the boundaries of nation-states as well as a special social field or space. The goal of this article is to sharpen the term and concept of transnationalism and transnation within its political dimension and to bind them to the actors and social fields which transfer, transform and possibly trascend the boundaries of nation-states.
Ključne riječi
NATION; NATIONALISM; TRANSNATION; TRANSNATIONALISM; TERMINOLOGY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES; TRANSNATIONAL SPACE
Hrčak ID:
13697
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2004.
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