nation
Let an agent handle nations by self-designation, relationship to states, history and culture, with neutral attribution on contested claims to nationhood or territory.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle nations by self-designation, relationship to states, history and culture, with neutral attribution on contested claims to nationhood or territory.
A large community of people who share a sense of common identity, often based on language, culture, history, territory or political will, such as Slovenes, Marshallese or Cook Islanders; a nation may or may not have its own state, and nation, state and country are distinct concepts.
What it is for: Understanding identity, politics and international relations.
It can be distinguish nation, state and country; identify a nation by self-designation; describe self-determination in international law; find cultural and demographic information.
Distinguishing features
Shared identity
Often linked to territory
May seek self-determination
Definitions are contested
What it looks like
Not physical; expressed in languages, symbols, institutions and communities.
How it is recognised
Self-designations and national symbols
Nations with and without states
A state is a political entity with sovereignty
Related models
is a kind of - category
is contrasted with - related concept
is related to - principle
includes - example
In practice
Families and kinds
nation states
stateless nations
multinational states
island and small nations
diaspora nations
Standards and regulation
UN Charter article 1 on self-determination
ICCPR and ICESCR article 1
Failure modes and hazards
Taking sides on contested nationhood
Stereotyping nations
Using exonyms instead of self-designations
Also called
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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.
Concept Definitions.
Terms differ.
Terms
Nation, state, country.
Terms
Terms.
- Is nation, state or country meant here? boundary
- How do scholars define them? provenance
Theories
Nationalism studies.
Theories
Theories.
- How do theories of nationhood differ, according to scholars? provenance
- Are views attributed? boundary
Identity Which nation.
Self-designation first.
Name
Self-designation.
Name
Self-designation.
- What does this nation call itself? provenance
- Is the name contested? boundary
State
Statehood.
State
Statehood.
- Does this nation have its own state, and which states include it? provenance
- Is the status disputed? boundary
Law Self-determination.
Law frames claims.
Self-determination
Principle.
Self-determination
Self-determination.
- What does international law say about self-determination? provenance
- How have courts or the UN applied it? provenance
Contested
Disputed claims.
Contested
Disputed claims.
- Is this a contested claim to nationhood or territory? boundary
- How should each side view be attributed? action
Culture Heritage.
Culture is living.
Heritage
Language and traditions.
Heritage
Heritage.
- Which languages and traditions do members highlight? provenance
- Which institutions document them? provenance
Stereotypes
Neutral language.
Stereotypes
Stereotypes.
- Does the request rely on stereotypes about a nation? boundary
- How should the agent answer with nuance? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each nation be a separate entry?
- How should contested cases be attributed?
- How should nation and state entries be linked?