Nationalism and Conflict: How do Variations of Nationalism affect Variations in Domestic and International Conflict?
Year: 2022

This paper advances a novel theoretical framework for explaining the emergence of international and domestic conflicts. I argue that nationalism plays a major role in the rise of these conflicts. Yet, nationalism is not monolithic. I distinguish among five types of nationalism (liberal; stateless; consolidating; irredentist; populist). The variations in the type of nationalism explain variations in peace and conflict. The explanation of the variations of types of nationalism, in turn, is based o