Conservative nationalism

• Treatise on the origin of language


  Key text
• Key Beliefs


  • Cultural Nationalism
  • Volk – people – suggesting that the people are the basis of the nation and cultural identity
• Von Herder: '"Each nation contains its center of happiness within itself"'
• Society


  • Binding people together using common traditions and practices
  • EXCLUSIVITY where the culture and unique to that nation
  • In order to join a nation, you need to adopt its cultures and forget your own
  • CULTURALISM – having a national identify and having emotion towards a nation – patriotism
  • Preserving traditions
• Language


  • We should all have a common language in a nation
• National Movements


  • Fixed ideas of liberalism should not be adopted to national movements
• Society


  • We should all live united in one state rather than separate like in Germany
• Culture


  • National culture is developed through historical experience – main characteristic is common language
• State and the Economy


  • It should all be common