Walker Connor

Walker Connor is an influential American political scientist known for his work on nationalism and ethnonationalism. His seminal book, 'Ethnonationalism: The Quest for Understanding,' published in 1994, explores the psychological underpinnings of national identity and the complex relationship between nations and states. Connor argues that emotional attachment to a nation often supersedes loyalty to a state, framing nations as 'extended families' that shape individual identity and political allegiance.