Defining the Term and Content Nation (A Necessary Condition for Understanding the Terms “Nationality” and “National Minority”) Cover Image

Defining the Term and Content Nation (A Necessary Condition for Understanding the Terms “Nationality” and “National Minority”)
Defining the Term and Content Nation (A Necessary Condition for Understanding the Terms “Nationality” and “National Minority”)

Author(s): Karolina Adamová, Antonín Lojek
Subject(s): Nationalism Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: nation; nationality; national minority; sociological definition, state;

Summary/Abstract: The authors of this article focus on the definition of the term “nation”. They introduce various definitions of “nation” offered by European thinkers, including Czechs. They point out that in the ideas of linguists, historians, and politicians of the Revival and post-Revival periods were picked up by Czech sociologists, philosophers, and political scientists of the 20th century. The authors also introduce several individual schools of thought that attempted to study the term “nation”.

  • Issue Year: 9/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 97-110
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English