AO1 The most central belief of nationalism is that the nation-state brings together the concept of the nation and the state AO2 Nationalists argue that the state is built around people identifying as a cohesive group, a nation, with shared values, showing clear agreement over the state within nationalism about the nature of the state [IJ] We can conclude that nationalism has agreement on the state AO1 Liberal and anti-colonial nationalists support the idea of self-determination - to each nation, a state AO2 Liberal and anti-colonial/post-colonial nationalists share a common theme for their own state, as an expression of self-determination believing that a nation should be self-governing in a state and able to define its own path and destiny (Mazzini) showing clear agreement within nationalism over the link between the state and self-determination [IJ] We can conclude that nationalism has agreement on the state and self-determination AO1 Liberal and anti-colonial nationalists see the state as the key building block for a peaceful world order AO2 Liberal and anti/post-colonial nationalism argue that a peaceful and stable world will be achieved when the boundaries of the nation equate to the boundaries of a state and that statehood is the right of nations, and that international stability will result from this, showing clear agreement within nationalism that the state can be the basis of international order [IJ] We can conclude that nationalism has agreement on the state as a basis of order

AO1 Liberal nationalists and conservative nationalists disagree over the state AO2 While Liberal and anti-colonial/post-colonial nationalists share a common theme for their own state as a realm of freedom, expansionist nationalism reject this vision arguing for militarism/imperialism which means the state can be a force for oppression (Maurras), showing clear disagreements within nationalism over the role and nature of the state [IJ] We can conclude that there is disagreement on the state AO1 Whilst some nationalists support a world of states, some forms of nationalism are expansionist in character AO2 While liberal internationalism believes that statehood is the right of all nations, and that international stability will result from this whilst Expansionist nationalism denies the right of other nationalists to sovereignty and independence (Maurras) showing clear disagreement within nationalism over the rights of states [IJ] We can conclude that there is disagreement on state rights AO1 There is a debate over whether the state is built on civic unity, or more exclusive forms of nationalism AO2 Some nationalists are rational in their approach to states (Rousseau) based around civic nationalism, others base their belief in a state on a more mystical and emotional basis (Herder) or an even more exclusive basis such as ethnicity (Maurras), showing clear disagreement within nationalism over the basis for the state [IJ] We can conclude that there is disagreement on the basis for the state