Dranish Unionism

Overview
Dranish Unionism is an ideology that takes a unionist and anti-devolutionist stance on the allocation of political competences in Dranland. Unionists generally oppose federalist tendencies and ethnic nationalism/separatism and instead proclaim that universal standards should be established on a nationwide level instead of granting more autonomy to Provinces or autonomous (ethnic) communities. The term was coined by Grand National Party leader Julia Breckinridge and is therefore also sometimes referred to as Breckinridge doctrine.

Origins
Starting in the 3440s, various forms of ethnic nationalism were gaining support among the respective ethnic groups. Especially the Dranianos, the plurality ethnic community in Dranland, became increasingly supportive of the far-right Valdorian Blue Shirt Movement, while parties such as the PGR and the Greens of Dranland emerged as political wings of Welsh nationalist tendencies. Towards the end of the 3440s, the Gukmindang finally sought to provide a voice for the Kyo minority which had not been explicitly represented by a political party ever since the collapse of the Virtuous Kyo Alliance.

As tensions and animosities between the various ethnic groups were growing, fueled by divisive speech from nationalist politicians, non-nationalist and multi-ethnic parties sought to push back against the division of societal coherency. Julia Breckinridge of the libertarian GNP finally formulated the idea of Dranish Unionism in a keynote address to party members in January 3450 as follows:

"As libertarians, we know that every group of people must be free to live according to their personal values so long as they do not attempt to infringe those of others. (...) Unionism means that we shall preserve the unitarist political system that currently exists, opposing destabilizing devolution policies and granting freedom to ethnic communities while also defending the freedom of the individual against the political aspirations of groups. (...) As only one of three parties in Dranland who actively champion multiculturalism, we will emphasize the universal value of individual freedom as a counterweight to nationalism - because the smallest minority in every state is the individual person.""

Political Influnce
The GNP has officially adopted Dranish Unionism as an official element of its manifesto. Due to this, the idea of unionism in Dranland is often perceived as being interconnected to libertarianism as championed by the GNP, however some political scientists have claimed that variations of unionism exist across the political spectrum, with those of the left championing equality rather than individualism as a counterweight to ethnic nationalism.