Reasons for Emergence and Ideological Explanation of the Irredentist Policy
Reasons for Emergence and Ideological Explanation of the Irredentist Policy
Author(s): Natalia HorloSubject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Nationalism Studies, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: irredentism; the policy of irredentism; national minority; kin-state; “the Great Idea”; nationalism; “the Russian World”; the Crimea; the Donbass;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the policy of irredentism, which is viewed as a state policy, aimed at joining the part of the territory of other states under the pretence of protection of the kin-groups from a perspective of rational approach. The author investigates the reasons for emergence of irredentism, emphasizes the decisive role of the “Great Idea”, which justifies the irredentist policy of the state, and draws attention to the influence of nationalism on the formation of the policy of irredentism. It gives a detailed analysis of the content of irredentist project of the Russian Federation because of which the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea was carried out.
Journal: Journal of Geography, Politics and Society
- Issue Year: 8/2018
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 45-52
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English