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'''Internationalism''' is a [[political]] [[movement]] which advocates a greater [[economic]] and [[political]] [[cooperation]] among nations for the [[theoretical]] benefit of all. Partisans of this movement, such as supporters of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Federalist_Movement World Federalist Movement], claim that nations should [[cooperate]] because their long-term [[mutual]] interests are of greater [[value]] than their [[individual]] short term needs.
'''Internationalism''' is a [[political]] [[movement]] which advocates a greater [[economic]] and [[political]] [[cooperation]] among nations for the [[theoretical]] benefit of all. Partisans of this movement, such as supporters of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Federalist_Movement World Federalist Movement], claim that nations should [[cooperate]] because their long-term [[mutual]] interests are of greater [[value]] than their [[individual]] short term needs.
Internationalism is by [[nature]] opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism ultranationalism], jingoism, realism and national chauvinism. Internationalism [[presupposes]] the [[recognition]] of other nations as [[equal]], in spite of all their [[differences]]. The term internationalism is often wrongly used as a synonym for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitanism cosmopolitanism]. 'Cosmopolitanist' is also sometimes used as a term of [[abuse]] for internationalists. Internationalism is not [[necessarily]] anti-nationalism, as in the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.
Internationalism is by [[nature]] opposed to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism ultranationalism], jingoism, realism and national chauvinism. Internationalism [[presupposes]] the [[recognition]] of other nations as [[equal]], in spite of all their [[differences]]. The term internationalism is often wrongly used as a synonym for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitanism cosmopolitanism]. 'Cosmopolitanist' is also sometimes used as a term of [[abuse]] for internationalists. Internationalism is not [[necessarily]] anti-nationalism, as in the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.
==Modern internationalism==
==Modern internationalism==
Internationalism is most commonly [[expressed]] as an [[appreciation]] for the [[diverse]] [[cultures]] in the world, and a [[desire]] for world [[peace]]. People who [[express]] this view [[believe]] in not only being a [[citizen]] of their respective countries, but of being a citizen of the world. Internationalists feel obliged to [[assist]] the world through [[leadership]] and [[charity]].
Internationalism is most commonly [[expressed]] as an [[appreciation]] for the [[diverse]] [[cultures]] in the world, and a [[desire]] for world [[peace]]. People who [[express]] this view [[believe]] in not only being a [[citizen]] of their respective countries, but of being a citizen of the world. Internationalists feel obliged to [[assist]] the world through [[leadership]] and [[charity]].
Internationalists also [[advocate]] the [[presence]] of an international [[organization]], such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations United Nations], and often [[support]] a stronger [[form]] of a world government.
Internationalists also [[advocate]] the [[presence]] of an international [[organization]], such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations United Nations], and often [[support]] a stronger [[form]] of a world government.
Contributors to the current version of internationalism include [[Albert Einstein]], who believed in a world [[government]], and [[classified]] the follies of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism nationalism] as "an infantile sickness"[1].
Contributors to the current version of internationalism include [[Albert Einstein]], who believed in a world [[government]], and [[classified]] the follies of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism nationalism] as "an infantile sickness"[1].
==The sovereign nations vs. supernational powers balance==
==The sovereign nations vs. supernational powers balance==
Internationalism, in the strict [[meaning]] of the word, is still based on the [[existence]] of [[sovereign]] nations. Its aims are to [[encourage]] multilateralism (world [[leadership]] not held by any single country) and [[create]] some [[formal]] and informal [[interdependence]] between countries, with some [[limited]] supranational powers given to international [[organizations]] controlled by those nations via intergovernmental treaties and [[institutions]].
Internationalism, in the strict [[meaning]] of the word, is still based on the [[existence]] of [[sovereign]] nations. Its aims are to [[encourage]] multilateralism (world [[leadership]] not held by any single country) and [[create]] some [[formal]] and informal [[interdependence]] between countries, with some [[limited]] supranational powers given to international [[organizations]] controlled by those nations via intergovernmental treaties and [[institutions]].
The [[ideal]] of many internationalists, among them world [[citizens]], is to go a step further towards [[democratic]] globalisation by creating a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_government world government]. However, this [[idea]] is opposed and/or thwarted by other internationalists, who believe any World Government body would be [[inherently]] too powerful to be [[trusted]], or because they dislike the path taken by supranational [[entities]] such as the United Nations or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union European Union] and [[fear]] that a world government inclined towards [[fascism]] would emerge from the former. These internationalists are more likely to [[support]] a loose world federation in which most [[power]] resides with the national governments.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalism_%28politics%29]
The [[ideal]] of many internationalists, among them world [[citizens]], is to go a step further towards [[democratic]] globalisation by creating a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_government world government]. However, this [[idea]] is opposed and/or thwarted by other internationalists, who believe any World Government body would be [[inherently]] too powerful to be [[trusted]], or because they dislike the path taken by supranational [[entities]] such as the United Nations or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union European Union] and [[fear]] that a world government inclined towards [[fascism]] would emerge from the former. These internationalists are more likely to [[support]] a loose world federation in which most [[power]] resides with the national governments.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalism_%28politics%29]
[[Category: Political Science]]
[[Category: Political Science]]