1 / 9

Population

Population. Population. Consent to rule B asic needs met National identity Culturally and historically similar Feel a communal bond Want recognition Possible self-governance Nation-state v. nation. Few States are Homogeneous = Problems. Population Issues. 3 Problems

kyne
Download Presentation

Population

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Population

  2. Population • Consent to rule • Basic needs met • National identity • Culturally and historically similar • Feel a communal bond • Want recognition • Possible self-governance • Nation-statev. nation

  3. Few States are Homogeneous = Problems

  4. Population Issues 3 Problems • One state, multiple nations • <20% are nation-states • Africa: 107 nations/ 54 states • One nation across multiple states • Nation without a state ¤

  5. Problem 1: One State, Multiple Nations • Ethnic Groups • Pashtun 42% • Tajik 27% • Hazara 9% • Uzbek 9% • Ismaili 4% • Nuristani 4% • Turkmen 3% • Baluchi 2%

  6. African Heterogeneity http://www.artheos.org/cgi-bin/get.pl?c0=&c1=&c2=&lang=eng&pg=1&O=2126&P=2015

  7. Problem 2: One Nation across States • Somalia • Irredentism • Star on flag • British Somaliland • Italian Somaliland • Djibouti • Kenya • Ethiopia

  8. Problem 3: Nation without a State • Nations • Kurds • 1 nation, 7 states • Chechnyas • Basques • Québecois • Others?

  9. Language in Latvia • What is the situation in Latvia? • How is this situation a population issue? • Nationalism • Public forum to discuss issues • Forcing Latvian language in public schools minority unrest • Outcome: rejected making Russian official language http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17083397 • Ethnic Russians = 1/3 population • Required to learn Latvian for citizenship ¤

More Related