Case Study: Fiji: Different Understandings of Nation-State

Terms

Nation	Nation-State	Nationalism
Sovereign	Citizenship	Bias
Ethnicity

Chapter 2: How is Nationalism Expressed?

To what extent do expressions of nationalism create a sense of nation?

People can choose to express their nationalism in a variety of ways, including through:

Celebrations of identity; political actions; the writing and telling of history; artwork (painting, sculpture, illustration, and graphic design); literature (novels, plays and poetry); multimedia (television, websites, movies, animation, and video games); magazines and newspapers; and songs, music, and speeches
People express their nationalism consciously, meaning that they are aware of what they are doing and why, and subconsciously, meaning that they are not fully aware

Expressions of nationalism are often motivated by the desire to reinforce feelings of belonging in the people of a nation