localism

Example Sentences

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The many state histories written in the aftermath of the Revolution were anything but celebrations of localism and diversity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leung was a leader of Hong Kong Indigenous, a now defunct political group that organised anti-China protests and advocated “localism”, promoting a local Hong Kong identity instead of a Chinese one.

From Reuters

Leung was a prominent independence activist and the spokesman of Hong Kong Indigenous, a pro-independence group in the city that was outspoken about “localism” and the need to preserve a distinct Hong Kong identity.

From Seattle Times

This localism created trust, good local self-government and a national consciousness.

From Seattle Times

But globalism is actually closer to localism, to beginning with people, where they live and what they need, regardless of what colored square on the map they happen to be born in.

From New York Times