Ordoliberalism. Ernest Renan. Joseph Ernest Renan (French: [ʁənɑ̃]; 28 February 1823 – 2 October 1892[1]) was a French expert of Middle East ancient languages and civilizations,[2] philosopher and writer, devoted to his native province of Brittany.
He is best known for his influential historical works on early Christianity and his political theories, especially concerning nationalism and national identity. Life[edit] Birth and family[edit] Ernest Renan birthplace museum in Tréguier. Liberal nationalism. Civic nationalism lies within the traditions of rationalism and liberalism, but as a form of nationalism it is contrasted with ethnic nationalism.
Membership of the civic nation is considered voluntary, as in Ernest Renan's classical definition in "Qu'est-ce qu'une nation? " of the nation as a "daily referendum" characterized by the "will to live together".[6] Civic-national ideals influenced the development of representative democracy in countries such as the United States and France (see the United States Declaration of Independence of 1776, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789). States in which civic forms of nationalism predominate are often (but not always) ex-settler colonies such as the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, in which ethnic nationalism is difficult to construct on account of the diversity of ethnicities within the state.
Civic nationalism contrasts with ethnic nationalism. Conseil européen.