Free Research Proposal on Political Science:
Nationalism in its modern understanding was conceived in XVIII age as a form of protest against the national oppression and lawlessness. Pre-condition of its origin was development of communication between the representatives of ethnic groups and forming their general national identity. National ideology is directed against the national oppression, colonial dependence and different forms of discrimination. It plays a progressive role: promote the consolidation and liberation of nation, creation of the independent states, development of national culture and national interests. However in the modern world if the state respects human rights, provides the right equality of all nations, nationalism looses its progressive, humane maintenance.
National ideology is formed on the basis of the real national people commonality, but it exaggerates the value of national distinctions and dignities of own nation. Using national consciousness, patriotic senses, linguistic and other ethnic cognation, it transforms them in hostile, aggressive position in relation to other nations. In the modern world its distribution is based on the methods of manipulation by the people consciousness, acute technologies of mass deception by MASS-MEDIA. Continue reading