Discussion on the Modernist Paradigm of Nationalism

Abstract

The research paradigm of nationalism can be basically divided into four paradigms: modernism, perennialism, primordialism, and ethnic symbolism, of which Modernism has become the mainstream paradigm that emphasizes the recentness of nationalism in time and innovation in content. Within the modernist paradigm, its followers interpret nationalist theories from different perspectives, which can be divided into economic, cultural, political, ideological, and constructivist perspectives. This paper attempts to briefly interpret the theories of modernist paradigm and establish its internal theoretical logic sequence. Keywords—nationalism, modernism, ideology, politics,