TY  - CHAP
AB  - As far as nation building is concerned, there are substantial differences between the Western and Eastern patterns. In the West nationalism generally developed only after the strong states had been formed, as a consequence of conscious efforts by the central power. In the Eastern European latecomer states in contrast, the process was reversed: ethnic similarities led to national consciousness prior to the formation or re-establishment of a state. Although Finland followed the latter pattern, it approximated the Eastern pattern mainly in terms of the political dependence, but that of Western Europe, especially Scandinavia, as far as the class structure is concerned. This mixture explains the steady advance of national consolidation and nationalism in Finland (Alapuro, 1988, pp. 88–90).
VL  - 23
SN  - 978-1-84950-466-9, 978-0-76231-379-2/0195-6310
DO  - 10.1016/S0195-6310(06)23011-4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0195-6310(06)23011-4
AU  - Ruostetsaari Ilkka
ED  - Fredrik Engelstad
ED  - Trygve Gulbrandsen
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Elites and Democracy: Are they Compatible?
T2  - Comparative Studies of Social and Political Elites
T3  - Comparative Social Research
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 265
EP  - 274
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -