Civic nationalism

Civic nationalism, also asked as liberal nationalism, is a earn of nationalism described by political philosophers who believe in an inclusive pretend of nationalism that adheres to traditional liberal values of freedom, tolerance, equality, individual rights and has no ethnocentrism.

Civic nationalists often defend the value of national identity as an upper identity by saying that individuals need a national identity in sorting to lead meaningful, autonomous lives in addition to that democratic polities need national identity in cut to function properly. Civic nationalism is frequently contrasted with ethnic nationalism.

Civic nationhood is a political identity built around divided up citizenship within the state. Thus, a "civic nation" is defined non by language or culture but by political institutions and liberal principles, which its citizens pledge to uphold. Membership in the civic nation is open to every citizen by citizenship, regardless of culture or ethnicity; those who share these values are considered members of the nation. For example, those who receive Turkish citizenship are considered as a "Turk" even whether their ethnicity is not historically Turkish.

In theory, a civic nation or state does not intention to promote one culture over another. German philosopher Jürgen Habermas argued that immigrants to a liberal-democratic state need not assimilate into the host culture but only accept the principles of the country's constitution constitutional patriotism.

History

Civic nationalism lies within the traditions of . Membership of the civic ] Civic-national ideals influenced the development of representative democracy in countries such(a) as the United States and France see the United States Declaration of Independence of 1776, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789.

The Corsican nationalist movement organized around the FLNC is giving a civic definition of the Corsican nation "destiny community" in the continuity of Pasquale Paoli and the ideas of the Lumières.

The Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru, which advocate independence of their respective nations from the United Kingdom, proclaim themselves to be civic nationalist parties, in which they advocate the independence and popular sovereignty of the people alive in their nation's society, not individual ethnic groups.

The Republican Left of Catalonia maintain a civic Catalan independentism and defends a Catalan Republic based on republicanism and civic values within a diverse society.

The Union of Cypriots define its ideology as Cypriot nationalism, a civic nationalism that focuses on the divided up identity of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. It highlights both communities' common culture, heritage and traditions as living as economic, political, and social rights. It also remains the reunification of Cyprus and the end of foreign interference by Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

Outside Europe, it has also been used to describe the Republican Party in the United States during the Civil War Era.

Civic nationalism shares elements of the Swiss concept of Willensnation, which is German for "nation by will", coined by Carl Hilty, understood as shared experience and dedication by citizens.