Democratic and Autocratic Nation Building

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ID11048464
AuthorsKatie L Stewart (0000-0001-8303-1985, Knox College, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume49
Issue2
Pages205-212
Publication date2021-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/nps.2020.24
OpenAlexW3039508906
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited57

There are two main trends in the field of nation-building studies. One subset of the field focuses on democratic nation building, seeking to answer questions of how people can live together in divided societies and presenting institutional recommendations. The other subset examines autocratic nation building, or how those in power utilize nation building to maintain their position of dominance. Scholars examine both types of nation building from above, examining government policies and elite action, and from below, analyzing the practices and emotions of non-elites. While there has been much progress in the field of nation-building studies, I suggest that we focus more on the conceptual differences between democratic and autocratic nation building, address the interactions of elites and non-elites in nation-building practices, and disaggregate analyses to take into account in-country variation in nation building

Autocracy · Conceptual framework · Democracy · Dominance (genetics · Elite · Field (mathematics · Nation-building · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Turkey's Politics and Society

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