ERNEST GELLNER’IN MILLIYETÇILIĞE BAKIŞI
ERNEST GELLNER’S VIEW OF NATIONALISM

Summary/Abstract: The phenomenon of nationalism, which is subject to different definitions and different classifications in the perspective of theorists, is seen as a phenomenon that has come from the existence of humanity according to some nationalist views (Primitives) in the eyes of theories; According to some (Modernists), nationalism is stated to be a phenomenon belonging to the modern age. Ethno-Symbolists stated that nationalism did not begin with a mere modernization process; definitions and evaluations made with a mere modernization process would remain inadequate and incomplete; nationalism should be explained in the context of ethnic elements that existed in the pre-modern period. In this study, Ernest Gellner's perspective of nationalism will be discussed who argued that nationalism is a phenomenon belonging to the modernization process such as industrialization, urbanization, secularism, nation states, etc.; and who also put forward that nationalism is a political principle that requires the evaluation of the political unit and the national unit as a whole, and brought a different perspective to the literature.

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