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nation

vr.tr.nation · thing-q6266

Let an agent handle nations by self-designation, relationship to states, history and culture, with neutral attribution on contested claims to nationhood or territory.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Concept Definitions.

Terms

Nation, state, country.

Terms

Terms.

  1. Is nation, state or country meant here? boundary
  2. How do scholars define them? provenance

Theories

Nationalism studies.

Theories

Theories.

  1. How do theories of nationhood differ, according to scholars? provenance
  2. Are views attributed? boundary
Identity Which nation.

Name

Self-designation.

Name

Self-designation.

  1. What does this nation call itself? provenance
  2. Is the name contested? boundary

State

Statehood.

State

Statehood.

  1. Does this nation have its own state, and which states include it? provenance
  2. Is the status disputed? boundary
Law Self-determination.

Self-determination

Principle.

Self-determination

Self-determination.

  1. What does international law say about self-determination? provenance
  2. How have courts or the UN applied it? provenance

Contested

Disputed claims.

Contested

Disputed claims.

  1. Is this a contested claim to nationhood or territory? boundary
  2. How should each side view be attributed? action
Culture Heritage.

Heritage

Language and traditions.

Heritage

Heritage.

  1. Which languages and traditions do members highlight? provenance
  2. Which institutions document them? provenance

Stereotypes

Neutral language.

Stereotypes

Stereotypes.

  1. Does the request rely on stereotypes about a nation? boundary
  2. How should the agent answer with nuance? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
Slovenes, Caymanians, Montserratians, Cook Islanders, Micronesians, Marshallese, Niueans, Czechs, Poles, Slovaks, Mongolians, Saint Vincentians

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle nations by self-designation, relationship to states, history and culture, with neutral attribution on contested claims to nationhood or territory.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Shared identity
  • Often linked to territory
  • May seek self-determination
  • Definitions are contested

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Deny the existence or identity of a nation, or promote hatred against it.
  • Treat members of a nation as interchangeable with their government's actions.
  • Take sides in disputed claims to nationhood or territory as if they were settled.
  • Infer a person's nationality or loyalty from their name, language or appearance.

Only with a human decision

  • Recording national identity about identified people.

May

  • Describe a nation using the name and self-understanding of its people and reliable sources.
  • Distinguish a nation from a state when explaining either.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Nationalism has driven both liberation and persecution of minorities.
  • Stateless nations and minorities are often excluded from records and rights.

Who is affected

  • Members of the nation
  • Minorities within and around it
  • Stateless people

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a nation; it belongs to its people.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q16334295 - registry parent class

related

  • group of humans - category
  • sovereign state - related concept
  • self-determination - principle
  • European people - example

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.nation
  • Wikidata: Q6266 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6266)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Self-designations and national symbols
  • Nations with and without states
  • A state is a political entity with sovereignty
  • Not physical; expressed in languages, symbols, institutions and communities.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • distinguish nation, state and country
  • identify a nation by self-designation
  • describe self-determination in international law
  • find cultural and demographic information

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Taking sides on contested nationhood
  • Stereotyping nations
  • Using exonyms instead of self-designations

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UN Charter article 1 on self-determination
  • ICCPR and ICESCR article 1

Context of use required Filled

  • Understanding identity, politics and international relations.
  • nation states
  • stateless nations
  • multinational states
  • island and small nations
  • diaspora nations

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q6266: nation - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Nation - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each nation be a separate entry?
  • How should contested cases be attributed?
  • How should nation and state entries be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q6266/spec.json