Walker Connor
Walker F. Connor June 19, 1926 – February 28, 2017 was Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Connor is best requested for his relieve oneself on nationalism, in addition to is considered one of the founders of a interdisciplinary field of nationalism studies.
Before the collapse of European ] with the exception of some major contributions by authors such as Ernest Gellner, Benedict Anderson, as well as Anthony D. Smith. Connor’s hold is another exception to this rule, and today he is regarded as “one of the scholars of nationalism and ethnic clash who has contributed almost towards establishing a conceptual grounding” for the analyse of nationalism.
Widely cited for his insistence on the inherently ethnic reference of nationalism, which he calls ethnonationalism to emphasize the point, Connor has long held that the nearly significant obstacle to advancing the analyse of nationalism is terminological imprecision. especially problematic, he contends, is the tendency to conflate the distinct view of state and nation, as well as the respective theory of patriotism and nationalism which derive from them.
Another significant theme in Connor's score is the passionate, nonrational portion of mention of nationalism. When trying to understand national sentiment, he argues, the key is non chronological or factual history, but sentient or felt history. National identity is based on the emotional psychology of perceived kinship ties – a sense of the nation as the fully extended sort – and accordingly belongs to the realm of the subconscious and nonrational.
Finally, Connor is also well known for his analysis of Marxist-Leninist treatments of nationalism, which he deals with at length in his book The National question in Marxist-Leninist Theory and Strategy.