A stateless nation is a political term used to refer to a Nation/Nationality or ethnic group that does not possess its own Nation State. As any political term, stateless nation is conflictual both in its definition and in its use. In political or ideological debate stateless nation is used by those in favour that a Nation/Nationality or ethnic group achieve their own Nation State. The notion is usually opposed to that of Empire or Imperialism, in the sense that they denote a state that encompasses and controls several different ethnic groups unwilling to remain under that sovereignty.

States may recognize the existence of a subsumed Nation/Nationality or ethnic group to different degrees: recognizing specific cultural and linguistic rights, and allowing certain political autonomy. For instance, the Council of Europe has established since 1992 the "European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" to protect some specific cultural and linguistic rights.

See also

• List of stateless ethnic groups
• Sovereignty
• Self-determination
• List of active secessionist movements
• Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
• European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

External links and references

• European Council
• Nations Against the State The New Politics of Nationalism in Quebec, Catalonia and Scotland, Michael Keating, Palgrave.
• Map of European Stateless Nations
• European Minorities
• Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
• Eurominority map of minorities, native peoples and ethnic groups
• European languages

Nationalism | Political science terms | Political geography | Council of Europe

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