micronation
Let an agent explain micronations and their motivations, relay notable examples and the phenomenon of micronationalism from scholarly and journalistic sources, describe legal status, and distinguish micronations from unrecognised states and microstates.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain micronations and their motivations, relay notable examples and the phenomenon of micronationalism from scholarly and journalistic sources, describe legal status, and distinguish micronations from unrecognised states and microstates.
A self-declared entity that claims to be an independent state or nation but is not recognised by any established government or international organisation, typically created by individuals or small groups for political protest, artistic expression, tourism, hobby or satire, ranging from Sealand on a North Sea platform to the Japanese minidokuritsukoku movement of village mini-nations such as Kirikiri koku; micronations differ from unrecognised states with territorial control and from secessionist movements.
What it is for: Not applicable; a category of self-declared entities.
It can be explain the concept; relay examples; describe legal status; distinguish from states.
Distinguishing features
Unrecognised claim
Small scale
Varied motives
Symbolic trappings
What it looks like
Not a visible object; sometimes a house, platform or plot with flags and stamps.
Physical character
Sealand declared: 1967 year
minidokuritsukoku boom: 1980s period - Japan
How it is recognised
Self-declared unrecognised nation
Sealand, Hutt River, Molossia, Japanese minidokuritsukoku such as Kirikiri koku
Microstates such as Monaco are real states; unrecognised states such as Somaliland control territory
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms, as its product
is contrasted with - a recognised small state
is contrasted with - with territorial control
In practice
Families and kinds
protest and political micronations
artistic and satirical micronations
tourism and community micronations such as the Japanese minidokuritsukoku
hobby and online micronations
historical micronations
Standards and regulation
No legal recognition; national laws apply to their members and territory
Montevideo Convention criteria for statehood as a reference
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing micronations with real states
Fraud using micronation documents
Presenting claims as recognised
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a micronation is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a micronation, and how does it differ from a microstate, an unrecognised state and a secessionist movement? definition
- Is the question about micronations in general, a specific one or a real small state? boundary
Motives
Motives.
Motives
Motives.
- Why do people create micronations, from protest and art to tourism and hobby? definition
- Which entry fits the specific micronation? action
Examples Examples.
Sources.
Notable
Notable micronations.
Notable
Notable.
- What are Sealand, Hutt River, Molossia and other well known micronations? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Japan
Japanese mini-nations.
Japan
Japan.
- What was the minidokuritsukoku movement, and what were mini-nations such as Kirikiri koku? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Legal status.
Regulation.
Status
Status.
Status
Status.
- What legal status do micronations have, and how do the Montevideo criteria apply? provenance
- Which entry fits statehood? action
Issues
Legal issues.
Issues
Issues.
- What legal issues arise, from passports and fraud to tax and land disputes? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific issue? action
Context Culture and study.
Context.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do micronations appear in media, tourism and art? provenance
- Which entry fits micronations in popular culture? action
Study
Scholarship.
Study
Study.
- How do scholars study micronationalism? provenance
- Which entry fits micronationalism? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should notable micronations be separate entries?
- How should scholarly sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming the Japanese movement and an example; should they be split off?