Methodological Nationalism and Normative Nationalism
Methodological Nationalism is linked to the social scientific observer perspective. Normative Nationalism refers to the negotiation perspective of political actors. In a normative sense, nationalism means that every nation has the right to self determination within the frame of its cultural distinctiveness Methodological Nationalism assumes this normative claim as a socio-ontological given simultaneously links to the most important conflict and organisations of society and politics. Methodological Nationalism includes the following principles: The subordination of society to state, which implies notion of societies with state-constructed boundaries, i.e, the territorial state as container . There is no singular, but only plural of societies A territorial notion of societies with state - constructed boundaries, i.e, the territorial state as container of society. There is a circular determination between state and society: The territorial nation state is both the cre...