What Is Nationalism?

Nationalism is an ideology based on the idea that an individual's loyalty and devotion to the nation-state should surpass other individual or group interests. Although often assumed to be very old, it became a decisive force in history… The Atlas covers 19 nationalist ideologies, listed below with their estimated positions.

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Nationalism explained

Core ideas

Identification of the state with the people.
Cultural nationalism: the nation defined by shared culture.
Nationalism as a modern phenomenon.

Origins

Nationalism became a major historical force around the end of the 18th century.

Based on Britannica: Nationalism (checked October 20, 2026).

Types of nationalism on the Atlas

Ideology	Economic	Social	Authority
Civic Nationalism	66	48	24
Cultural Nationalism	58	74	34
Ethnonationalism	52	91	73
Liberal Nationalism	65	35	23
Left-Wing Nationalism	29	49	34
Right-Wing Nationalism	64	85	61
National Syndicalism	21	94	80
Strasserism	15	90	89
Fascism	33	93	89
Italian Fascism	31	92	90
National Socialism	42	92	92
Falangeism	29	100	85
Peronism	43	72	55
Ba’athism	21	68	88
Third Positionism	33	93	83
National Populism	54	77	55
Nativism	63	78	52
Pan-Nationalism	39	72	65
National Anarchism	59	91	11

Economic: 0 collective/planned – 100 market. Social: 0 progressive – 100 traditional. Authority: 0 libertarian – 100 authoritarian. How these are calculated.

Average position of the family

Map dimension	Score (0–100)	Reading
Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market	43	near the center
Social Progressive ↔ Traditional	79	toward traditional
Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian	62	near the center
National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist	95	strongly toward nationalist
Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention	48	near the center

Simple average of the 19 ideologies above; the family is a grouping used by the Atlas, not a single doctrine.