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This article compares the development of nationalism in nineteenth- & early-twentieth-century Finland & Ireland. It attempts to explain why nationalism in Finland conformed to the 'civic' variant of nationalism found in Western Europe, where two or more ethnic groups were united in a common state, whereas Irish nationalism conformed to an eastern or 'ethnic' pattern, where the rise of nationalism exacerbated relations between ethnic groups & led to the break-up of the existing state. The nature of core-periphery relations, the position of the dominant minority in the class structure, & the pattern of democratization, are all examined as factors which explain the differences between the two cases. While it is common to attribute the character of nationalism in any particular country to one overarching factor, here it is argued that it is only as a combination of these factors that the differences between the two cases can be understood. 1 Table. Adapted from the source document.