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Original scientific paper

Is the Nation of Citizens a Viable Political Programme?

Nenad Miščević ; Central European University, Budapest, Hungary


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Abstract

Contemporary French authors have been proposing sophisticated versions of “civic republicanism” and concepts of “civic nation”. The paper critically discusses the most developed proposal by D. Schnapper, who defines nation as an ethnic-neutral community of citizens. It is argued that this proposal does not come to terms with the actual ethno-cultural diversity of typical contemporary states.

Keywords

nation; nation-state; ethnic nationalism; civic nationalism; citizenship; civic republicanism; ethnic groups; culture; multiculturalism

Hrčak ID:

24318

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24318

Publication date:

26.7.2002.

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