Nationalism and Racism

Resumen

This paper explores the complex and contradictory relationships between nationalism and racism. It aims to show that these two ideological projects have developed distinct and independent trajectories which are based on their intrinsic conceptual differences. However, there is also a substantial degree of ideological and organisational compatibility between nationalism and racism which has allowed that in some historical contexts these two ideologies were able to coalesce into one ideological project while in other situations nationalism and racisms have developed as ideological opponents. The paper explores the historical trajectories of nationalism and racism and analyses how these two ideologies operate in the contemporary world.