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Pojam države i nacije u političkoj misli Stjepana Radića
The Concept of the State and the Nation in the Political Thought of Stjepan Radić

Author(s): Tihomir Cipek
Subject(s): Political Theory, Sociology, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: state; nation; concept; Stjepan Radić; political thought;

Summary/Abstract: The author analizes the concept of the state and the nation in the political thinking of Stjepan Radić up to 1914 and points to Radić’s familiarity with the significant sociological theories of the time. The concept of the state was taken over by Radić from the Austrian sociologist L. Gumplowitz while his understanding of the nation was close to that of E. Renan. These insights are related to contemporary theories of the nation. The author stresses the fact that Radić’s understanding of the state and the nation corresponded to the level of theoretical thinking in his time.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/1992
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 130-141
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Croatian