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values
(what should be the purpose and priority of governance). Overall, a vast majority endorses a vision that employs the Western methods of governance in order to preserve traditional values of the Japanese society. Abe’s “pro-Western nationalism” is popular precisely because he understands these dynamics. The dramatic demise of the Koizumi administration indicated that the Japanese nation still prefers a leader who prioritizes the preservation of societal stability over the ...
... right-wing political elites and hordes of disenchanted ordinary civilians, multiplying like germs and quickly becoming an influential political force, with all the fatal consequences that that would entail.
We cannot allow ourselves to forget the dangers of nationalism and chauvinism, which have increasingly manifested themselves in recent times in different corners of the globe and given rise – among other things – to some nations imposing (including by force) their values and ideals onto others....
... Initially, the Communist Party of China (CPC) was absolutely internationalist, whereas when the Japanese launched their aggression in the 1930s, the consolidation of all patriotic forces against the intruder came to the fore.
The return from destructive nationalism to a more constructive version surfaced after the departure of the first generation of communist leaders headed by Mao Zedong.
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the policy of friendship and alliance with the Soviet ...
Modern trends of nationalism
Nationalism, which during the Soviet Union period was defined in no other terms than a "relic of capitalism", remains a permanent feature of human society. New nations have emerged in new states, which not are only repeating the ...
... reevaluation of the past, and changes in territorial boundaries as well as forms of government and values, which for many were accompanied by a loss of dignity and traditional forms of solidarity.
A negative ethnic and civil identity is a foundation for nationalism and its aggressive manifestations. In the Soviet past, nationalism was perceived as negative and hostile attitudes to other nationalities, as ethnic egoism. It was condemned by official propaganda and by society. In other countries and in ...
The Extreme Right: The Road to Success
In the 1990s and 2000s, European rightwing radicals became markedly more mainstream: with their operational range stretching from extremist crime to participation in governmental and parliamentary coalitions. Since the underlying factors in this Old World far-right remain intact, it seems an apposite moment to assess the potential limits on the expansion of this ideology. This article is an attempt to forecast the evolution dynamics of this rightwing phenomenon...
A new round of conflicts between Islamism and nationalism
The Turkish society is characterized by attempts to connect Islam and nationalism to the ideology of the ruling circles and in collective consciousness, which is inconsistent with the basic concept of Islam, according to which the “national” ...
