Eco-nationalism

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The term eco-nationalism is a neologism used to describe an emerging form on nationalism both on economic and ecological issues.

Economic nationalism, typified in the US by individuals such as Lou Dobbs seeks to protect the working class of a country from loss of jobs due to trends such as globalization, unfettered immigration etc. This stance is often pejoratively referred to as protectionism.

Ecological nationalism on the other hand seeks to eliminate reliance on foreign sources of fuel and energy by promoting alternate and experimental energy sources which can adequately be created and maintained with a nation's boundary. Brazil displayed an example of this by becoming completely energy self reliant.

The term is attributed to an article for Slate Magazine written by Jacob Weisberg, although the word is never specifically used in the article.