'''Nasionalisme sipil''', juga dikenal sebagai '''nasionalisme liberal''', adalah jenisbentuk [[nasionalisme]] yang diidentifikasi oleh [[filsafat politik|filsuf politik]] yang percaya bahwapada bentuk inklusif [[bangsa|nasionalisme]] nonyang menganut nilai-[[xenofobia]]nilai dapatliberal menerima nilaitradisional [[kebebasanKebebasan (politik)|kebebasan]], [[tolerasiToleransi|toleransi]], [[egalitarianismeEgalitarianisme|kesetaraan]], dan [[hak individu]].<ref>Tamir,Yael.dan 1993.tidak ''Liberalmemiliki Nationalism[[etnosentrisme]].''<ref Princetonname=Auer>{{cite Universitybook|last1=Auer|first1=Stefan| Press.ISBNtitle=Nasionalisme 0-691-07893-9;Liberal Willdi Kymlicka.Eropa 1995. ''Multicultural Citizenship.'' Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-827949-3; David Miller. 1995. [httpTengah|date=2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1134378602|page=5|url=https://wwwbooks.oupgoogle.co.ukcom/isbn/0books?id=BhNsM_ttOb4C&pg=PA5|access-19-829356-9date=13 ''OnMei Nationality.'']Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-828047-5.2017}}</ref> [[Ernest Renan]]<ref>Renan, Ernest. 1882. [http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Qu%27est-ce_qu%27une_nation_%3F "Qu'est-ce qu'une nation?"]</ref> dan [[John Stuart Mill]]<ref>Mill, John Stuart. 1861. ''Considerations on Representative Government.''</ref> lazim diakui sebagai nasionalis sipil pertama. Para nasionalis sipil biasanya mempertahankan nilai identitas nasional dengan mengatakan bahwa individu butuh identitas nasional agar hidupnya lebih bermakna dan mandiri.<ref>Kymlicka, Will. 1995. ''Multicultural Citizenship''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-827949-3. For criticism, see: Patten, Alan. 1999. [http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1354-5078.1999.00001.x "The Autonomy Argument for Liberal Nationalism."] ''[[Nations and Nationalism (journal)|Nations and Nationalism]].'' 5(1): 1-17.</ref> Mereka juga menyatakan bahwa [[politas|lembaga]] demokratis butuh identitas nasional agar dapat berfungsi semestinya.<ref>Miller, David. 1995. On Nationality. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-828047-5. For criticism, see: Abizadeh, Arash. 2002. [http://abizadeh.wix.com/arash#!Article-Does-Liberal-Democracy-Presuppose-a-Cultural-Nation/c22zv/558da7580cf298ff2bcbdc82 "Does Liberal Democracy Presuppose a Cultural Nation? Four Arguments."] ''American Political Science Review'' 96 (3): 495-509; Abizadeh, Arash. 2004. "[http://abizadeh.wix.com/arash#!Article-Liberal-Nationalist-vs-Postnational-Social-Integration/c22zv/558eaf0b0cf20d45521f9542 Liberal Nationalist versus Postnational Social Integration]." ''[[Nations and Nationalism (jurnal)|Nations and Nationalism]]'' 10(3): 231-250.</ref>