Nationalism: Possible Questions and Using Key Thinkers

This video examines the chameleon like nature of nationalism and looks at a range of possible essays including model paragraphs. Areas looked at include: nationalism and human nature, nationalism and the economy, Regressive/ Progressive, Exclusive/ Inclusive and Rational/ Irrational. This video is part of my series on A Level politics, subscribe for notifications as more videos are added.

[Gymmers]

this video was really helpful thanks . if you have any free time can you make one for paper 3 possible 30 markers please. thank you

[andreaspanayides]

This may be an issue with the curriculum's choice of thinkers but there is no sense in which Rousseau can be used to argue for free markets or capitalism or the liberal interdependence thesis based on the idea that countries with close trade ties are less likely to fight wars with each other. Rousseau was a socialist who despised capitalism - see his essay on the origins of inequality, for example. In fact, he thought that private property was the source of man's misery. Indeed, he was not a liberal at all in the sense you are using this term here. Rousseau was a communitarian who sought to create a system whereby the will of the individual would be completely dominated by the general will. Maybe a reference to Mill here would be more useful even though he is not 'a key thinker'

[samahtabba]

Hey Alan, could you possibly make a series of videos on ecologism? - Lots of love, your loyal fans in Dubai <3

[onespicysauce]

That was a pretty good paper Alan and thanks for the help

[jessica-]

could you use the Tory "take that British waters" as an example of Conservative nationalism being protectionist?

[aaaaaaa]

Hi Alan. Is it OK to use ampersand in exams as I have been so far and I'm worried whether I could lose marks for it. ? Thanks

[jessica-]

and I've seen exemplar answers structured according to the major strands rather than themes, would it be ok to imitate this structure as I find it much easier?

[zaynaameliakhan]

what about aggressive or romantic as a theme?