Cultural identity in the contexts of question and solution within the historical environment of the nation-state

In our thesis titled `Cultural Identity in the Contexts of Question and Solution within the Historical Environment of the Nation-State?, the focus is on the causal forces which produced the question of cultural identity and theoretical and practical solutions aimed at overcoming the question.The thesis consists of two chapters. The opening chapter, first, deals with the scope of cultural identity and ethhnic, national, religious identities as various forms of cultural identity. In the last part of the first chapter, modern state, nation-state, the concept of citizenship, liberalism and socialism which are considered to be the causal forces of the question will be examined.In the second chapter, the oportunities for solution are under the examination. In this regard, first, the model of constitutional patriotism is described and the capacity of the model is analized. Then the focus is on the concept of multiculturalism both in theory and practice. With regard to multiculturalism, the issue of self-government is considered to be an important subject within the scope of multiculturalism. In the last part of the second chapter, the development of minority rights in international law in the context of solution will be examined.