White Nationalism

White nationalism is a political ideology that advocates a racial definition of national identity for white people. It has been argued that white separatism and white supremacism may be considered subgroups within white nationalism. In a 2003 interview, political scientist Carol Swain described her research on the subject, suggesting American white nationalists believed "the interests of each of these groups (Hispanic, black, and white citizens of America) would be better served if each had a separate nation-state of its own". The white nationalist school of thought tends to avoid the term supremacy, because of its negative connotations.

The contemporary white nationalist movement in the United States could be regarded as a reaction to what is perceived as a decline in white demographics, politics and culture. According to Samuel P. Huntington, the contemporary white nationalist movement is increasingly cultured, intellectual and academically trained. Some have suggested that rather than espousing violence, white nationalists tend to use statistics and social science data to argue for a self-conscious white identity. By challenging established policies on immigration, civil rights and racial integration, white nationalists seek to build bridges with moderately conservative white citizens.

According to one view, white nationalism is a product of the modern centralized state's emergence in the West, like all nationalisms. The term originated as a self-description by some groups, primarily in the United States, to describe their belief in a racially defined collective identity of white people.

In recent years, the Internet has provided an expansion of audiences for white nationalism.