different between nationism vs unionism

English

Etymology

From nation +? -ism, by Joshua Fishman, 1968.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ne???n?z(?)m/

Noun

nationism (countable and uncountable, plural nationisms)

1. (sociolinguistics) The practical concerns of running a nation, especially seen as divorced from emotional beliefs about national identity.
   • 1992, Sandra McKay, Teaching English Overseas: an Introduction, p. 9:

     In determining language policies, Fishman contends that a country needs to balance the concerns of nationalism (the feelings that develop from a sense of group identity) and nationism (the practical concerns of governing).

   • 2002, Tim Ingold, Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology, p. 544:

     For these nations language was a prior criterion of national identity, in the sense of ‘nationalism’, and only later became and issue at the level of ‘nation’, once these societies had made the transition from nationalism to nationism.

   • 2008, Andrew Simpson, Language and National Identity in Africa, p. 22:

     Instead of this, the dominant role of language in nation-building in many states, at least in the early post-independence era, has been […] pragmatic nationism rather than aggressive nationalism.

Usage notes

Contrasted with nationalism – nationism pertains to practical concerns, while nationalism pertains to questions of identity.

Derived terms

• nationist

See also

• nationalism
• nationalist

References

Anagrams

• Minoanist, Timonians

English

Etymology

union +? -ism

Noun

unionism (countable and uncountable, plural unionisms)

1. The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union
2. (often capitalised) Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War
3. (often capitalised) Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland)

Related terms

• unionist

Translations

See also

• nationism

Anagrams

• misunion

Romanian

Etymology

From French unionisme

Noun

unionism n (uncountable)

1. unionism

Declension