Nationalism, in general, refers to a social political thought and practice movement seeking national interests on the basis of modern national of this special community of human beings, including survival, equality, independence and development interests it concerns pride of the particular group of people who share a similar cultural identity. Nationalism is primarily a political principle, which holds that political and the national unit would be congruent. Nationalism is a sentiment, or as a movement, can be best defined in terms of this principle. Nationalist sentiment is the feeling of anger aroused by the violation of the principle or the feeling of satisfaction aroused by its fulfillment. A nationalist movement is one actuated by a sentiment of this kind. (Gellner, E. 1983:1) Although fluctuated from time to time, nationalism has always been a strong historical strength and the most lasting, the most active and the most powerful force in international relations. .
In terms of trajectory and nature, the rise of nationalism and the process of globalization seem to be opposite. As globalization development goes beyond the national boundaries, nationalism seems to be inhibited. On the contrary, the rise of nationalism would also contribute to the depression of globalization, blocking and pausing the globalization process. By the end of the 20th century, the balance seems to have fallen on the globalization side, as it brings such strong countervailing effects on nationalism. Although nationalism still persists, the countervailing effect of rapid transformation globalization is quite obvious.Globalization challenges the sovereignty of the nation state. After the cold war, the rapid development of globalization has greatly promoted the level of economic and cultural exchanges and interdependence between countries and regions, constantly transcending the boundaries of the original nation, thus impacting the traditional concept of sovereignty (Held & David, 2003) By reconstituting traditional forms of sovereign statehood and reordering international political relations, the very foundation of the world order has changed.