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From Constitutional to Civic Patriotism

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Constitutional patriotism is an influential attempt to reconcile the conflicting imperatives of political legitimacy and cultural inclusiveness. However, it underestimates the role of particularist political cultures in grounding universalistic principles of democracy and justice. Civic patriotism, by contrast, emphasizes the motivational prerequisites of democratic governance, stresses the need to preserve existing ‘co-operative ventures’ such as nation-states, and demands that existing political cultures be democratically scrutinized and re-shaped in an inclusive direction. It promotes a mainly political identity, whose political content makes it compatible with a variety of practices and beliefs, but whose thin particularistic form justifies citizens' commitment to specific institutions. This commitment is not so unconditional as to justify blind loyalty to one's own institutions, nor is it so absolute as to rule out certain forms of cosmopolitan citizenship.

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  • Laborde, Cécile, 2002. "From Constitutional to Civic Patriotism," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 32(4), pages 591-612, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:32:y:2002:i:04:p:591-612_00
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    1. Jeff Spinner‐Halev, 2008. "Democracy, Solidarity and Post‐nationalism," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 56(3), pages 604-628, October.
    2. Marlene Mußotter, 2022. "We do not measure what we aim to measure: Testing Three Measurement Models for Nationalism and Patriotism," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 56(4), pages 2177-2197, August.
    3. Gusacov, Eran, 2018. "Education for patriotism and the Arab-Israeli sector," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 138-148.

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