Recent content by Francomatto

According to me, there are still nation states today, not in the 19th century concept. The thesis is the following: In medieval kingdoms, states were kept together by force. The king owned all land, and with the land he owned all people that were living on it regardless of their language and...

I agree, but I'd say that nationality is not only how others describe you, but especially how you feel yourself. I'd go with Maciamo that nationality and national identity are basically the same thing. Your definition of national identity is not too far away from mine (see below)

So, you think that "nation" = "state"? Any state does create a nation by issuing passports? I repeat my earlier question, how are nation states distinguished from other states? My German passport says I'm German. My Italian passport says I'm Italian. Both say that I am a citizen of the EU. By...

4 months delay! :p sorry :-) So according to that definition nation = people of one state? So what is a nation state, then? Were Kosovo Albanians part of the Serbian nation until they seceded? Are there any Swiss here who can enlighten us whether they feel being part of a Swiss nation or not...

The trouble is, there is no clear internationally acknowledged distinction between "nationality" and "citizenship". It's true that passports use the term "nationality", and IMO "citizenship" would be the better term there. It's not up to me nor you to decide, but we can have an opinion on it...

I'm with jgombos on this. It's probably a matter of definitions, but what gives you the right to vote in local elections in an EU country is your passport from an EU country, and what obliges you to follow military service in France is your French passport, so in both cases a form of citizenship...

I guess nationality and citizenship are two aspects of the same thing, the first the cultural one and the latter the legal one. "Citizenship" implies that you hold the passport of the country and have full civil rights of the respective country - you are able to participate in elections, you...