ARENDT’S CRITIQUE of The NATION-STATE in The ORIGINS of TOTALITARIANISM

Hannah Arendt 20. yüzyıl siyasal düşünürlerinin en önemlilerinden biridir. Ünlü yapıtı Totaliterliğin Kökenleri (1951), Nazi ve Sovyet deneyimlerinde somutlaşan totaliterliğin Avrupa’da yükselişinin tarihsel ve toplumsal köklerini analiz etmektedir. Arendt’e göre totaliterliğin yükselişinde pek çok farklı faktörün yansıra ulus-devletin doğası ve geçirdiği yapısal dönüşüm de etkili olmuştur. Bu makalede Arendt’in Totaliterliğin Kökenleri adlı yapıtında beliren ulus-devlet eleştirisi incelenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Ulus-Devlet, Totaliterlik, Emperyalizm, Siyasal düşünce

ARENDT'S CRITIQUE OF THE NATION-STATE IN THE ORIGINS OF TOTALITARIANISM

Hannah Arendt is one of the most influential figures in 20th century political thought. Her famous work, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951), analysis historical and social elements of the rise of this phenomenon represented in Nazi and Soviet experiences in Europe. For Arendt, beside all the different factors created totalitarianism, nature of the nation-state and its structural transformation also have a role in it. In this article Arendt’s critique of the nation-state alleged in The Origins of Totalitarianism is discussed and interpreted.

Keywords:

Nation-state, Totalitarianism, Imperialism, Political thought,

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