IDENTARIA is a concept development and experimentation project which seeks to enhance the peace-building potential of European nationalism. Similar to other ideologically-charged concepts nationalism is a contested concept located in the crossover area between policy and religion. Despite the lack of its own “grand theory” nationalism, in its many forms, is still a powerful ideology which has legions of followers all over the world, including in Europe which is its birthplace. On the other hand, the opponents of nationalism have not been able to define a well-elaborated and viable alternative to it and to the closely related model of international politics based on nation-states. Moreover, by incitement of ideological hatred against their opponents, some anti-nationalist groups have excelled their nationalist counterparts in increasing the inherently conflicting features of politics.
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