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Both historically and conceptually, patriotism has been one of the foundational characteristics that defines the very essence of one’s attachment, identification, and loyalty to a political community and a basic virtue associated with citizenship as a political conception of the person. Despite its centrality in the pantheon of political ideals, it remains a contested concept and an elusive virtue. Not surprisingly, patriotism has been faced by considerable ambivalence and continues to divide its proponents and its critics on some basic questions associated with this area of scholarly research. In fact, this partisanship over the value, status, and the justification of patriotism remains one of the most distinctive characteristics of these discussions. This introductory chapter presents some of the distinguishing aspects of the contemporary discussion on patriotism and its “conceptual cartography.”
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Sardoč, M. (2021). Patriotism and Its Critics. In: Sardoc, M. (eds) Handbook of Patriotism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30534-9_29-1
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