Abstract
The question of how rising atavistic nationalism will affect democracies worldwide is an essential one of our time. In this paper, I focus instead on conducting a comparative historical analysis of atavistic nationalism in two unrecognized states: North Cyprus and Taiwan. I argue that the democratic crisis of our times is, in its essence, economic and has been precipitated by the failure of democracies to build domestic capacities to support democratic values. Furthermore, I posit that engaging populaces at the local political level will prove essential to preserving democracies around the world. I conclude by underlining that atavistic nationalism is indeed a significant threat to regional and global peace and requires further co-operation on trade and governance, and should be engaged at the local level. Lastly, I suggest that co-creating local cultures that will act to soften atavistic nationalism, which feeds off the perception of threats and fear.
Highlights
Atavistic nationalism refers to the new and widespread model of the extremist ideology that promotes exclusive political identities based on the group‘s everlasting, nobler nature as atruth of history,‘ about animagined reality‘
I conclude by underlining that atavistic nationalism is a significant threat to regional and global peace and requires further co-operation on trade and governance, and should be engaged at the local level
I suggest that co-creating local cultures that will act to soften atavistic nationalism, which feeds off the perception of threats and fear
Summary
Atavistic nationalism refers to the new and widespread model of the extremist ideology that promotes exclusive political identities based on the group‘s everlasting, nobler nature as atruth of history,‘ about animagined reality‘. In conjunction with a rise in the popularity of right-wing ideologies, de-democratization has occurred in advanced democracies (The Economist 2018). This defies the theoretical assumption that consolidated democracies will not retreat. Scholars need to identify and study cases where atavistic nationalism has been active for decades to produce a comprehensive study. For this purpose, I study the evolutions of North Cyprus and Taiwan through a comparative historical analysis. I conclude by underlining that atavistic nationalism is a significant threat to regional and global peace and offer suggestions on how to deal with this threat constructively
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