ABSTRACT
This chapter analyzes some basic cross-national interrelationships between nationalism and ethnicity on the one hand and political socialization research and public policy proposals on the other. Nationalism and political socialization research findings portend close links among racism, sexism, nationalism, and authoritarianism as well as between militarism and dogmatism in various national settings. These hypothesized ties point the way for international research projects that might better reveal these interconnections. Recent US annual immigration quotas stood at 270,000 per year, with more than 3.2 million applications outstanding. In 1992, over 800,000 immigrants entered the country. In various Eastern European countries, traditional forms of national identity have been attacked from several quarters, most notably from strong national minorities in what was once Yugoslavia and the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). The foregoing analysis of authoritarianism, nationalism, ethnicity, minority status, and political socialization serves as a backdrop for a brief discussion of national educational policies in general and political education in particular.
