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In this video, I discuss the differences between the concepts of nation-state and empire and discuss what are the elements of tension among them. Is it better a nation-state or an empire? What is a civic and what is an aspiring nationalist empire? Which are some historical examples? To find answers to these questions check the video.

Learning Objectives
What is an empire?
What are the major differences between nations and empires?
What is cosmopolitanism?
Are nation-states and empires necessarily in opposition with one another?

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:10 The definition of empire
00:52 The inherent multinationalism of empires
01:07 The example of the Soviet Union
01:33 The tension between nation-state and empire: The Moldovan example
02:50 The Roman multinational empire
03:21 Colonial empires and nationalism
04:00 The conflictual element: cosmopolitanism
05:07 The Third Reich as nationalist empire
05:30 Drawing conclusions

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References
My book “Capire I Balcani Orientali” or “Understanding Eastern Balkans” (if you know Italian): https://www.amazon.it/Balcani-orienta...

The Edict of Caracalla granting Roman citizenship on the Britannica encyclopaedia: https://www.britannica.com/topic/civitas

About Moldovan Pan-Romanism by Charles King: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2501297

“Ethnic Groups And Demographics Of France” in World Atlas: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/w...

20th Century Genocides Map / Colorszine / April 2014: https://filmagen.com.ar/our-work/info...

Why Hitler’s Germany was called Third Reich by Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/story/why-...

Learn about the Holocaust: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...

“Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius: https://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/me...

In the thumbnail, King Ferdinand I of Romania (left) and Nicholas II of Russia (right).