[lbo-talk] Definition of nation (was as if on cue)

[Wendy Lyon]

On 3 February 2011 16:46, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> Actually, isn't the EU encouraging "sub-national" identities - increasing movements for regional autonomy, etc.?

I'm not sure which ones you're thinking of, but what is "sub-national"
to you could well be "national" to the people demanding it. At least
in certain cases the main reason governments have allowed regional
autonomy is in the hopes that it will quench nationalist aspirations.