Founding and running a micronation: a self-declared political entity whose organizers claim independence or sovereignty but hold no recognition from any actual state. Micronationalists write constitutions, design flags, anthems and currencies, and maintain their project largely online, motivated by theoretical experimentation, protest, artistic expression or simple personal entertainment rather than any real expectation of international recognition. The pursuit has run since the 1970s, when early micronationalists were often driven by libertarian ideals or protest, and today runs mostly through internet communities and social media as a form of creative play.
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Established When (Circa) OriginFormalized through the International Micropatrological Society, founded in 1973 as an American learned society dedicated to studying micronations 1 Sources
1. Micronation
History section, first paragraph, second sentence
the concept was formulated in the 1970s, with a particular influence from the International Micropatrological Society.
Conceptualisation section, third sentence
The International Micropatrological Society (IMS), an American learned society and research institute, was founded in 1973 and dedicated to the study of micronations, a discipline it named micropatrology.
Lead section, hobby classification (Micronation)
A micronation is a political entity whose representatives claim that they belong to an independent nation or sovereign state, but which lacks legal recognition by any sovereign state.
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