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Modernizacija, globalumas ir nacionalizmas kaip kultūriniai siekiniai
Modernization, globalization and nationalism as cultural aims

Author(s): Vytautas Kavolis
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Lietuvos kultūros tyrimų
Keywords: modernization; globalizm; nacionalism; culture

Summary/Abstract: Two groups of ideas revealing contemporary nationalism help to estimate the strengthening of the stream and foresight its distinctive features of its different forms. Theory of modernization of culture interprets modern impacts, anti-modern reactions, projects of archaic reconstruction and post-modernistic resonance as possible levels of stratified history development. The phases of this process are shown and explained by the versions of nationalism as cultural projections. The theory of general humanistic state proposes the structures of cooperating, according to which every case has to be substantiated using universal ways of perception. Due to them it’s possible to estimate individual values and experiences. Contemporary nationalism could be a movement, benevolent to this, as far as it reacts to postmodern forms and makes the global system communicate linking up the part to the intercivilizations’ dialogue. In the context of public situation dangerous or moderate nationalism becomes possible.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 44-58
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Lithuanian