The main aim of the article is to describe and interpret the national aspirations of the part of Kashubian leaders. The discussions concerning the ethnic character of the community have been taking place for the last three decades. Different voices could be heard, among which there is one claiming that the Kashubs are a separate nation. In my paper, I focus on three issues. First of all, I analyze how a nation is conceptualized by them, generally. Secondly, I show how they are talking about their group of belonging, what vision of their own nation they share, how they define criteria for membership and how they construct symbolic boundaries. Thirdly, I concentrate on the process which can be named as the mechanics of construction of a nation. This concept well described in sociological and anthropological literature (i.a. A.D. Smith, R. Brubaker, C. Calhoun, T.H.Eriksen. E. Gellner, B. Anderson), still evokes some questions, especially if it is applied to rather new phenomena, as the Kashubian case. At the end, I will deliberate whether the concept of nationalism or the concept of identity politics better explains current ethnic/national processes, especially in the discussed group. The analysis of this case enable not only to show the example of national process taking place in this part of Europe, but also to formulate some general conclusions concerning ethnicity nowadays. An empirical material which will be the base of this paper comes from my field work which I have been conducting since 2008.

本文的主要目的是描述和解释卡舒比领导人的民族志向。在过去的三十年中，一直在进行有关社区种族特征的讨论。可能会听到不同的声音，其中有人声称喀什伯人是一个独立的国家。在我的论文中，我专注于三个问题。首先，我通常分析他们如何将一个国家概念化。其次，我展示了他们如何谈论自己的归属群体，他们对自己国家的共同看法，如何定义成员资格标准以及如何构建象征性边界。第三，我专注于可以被称为国家建设机制的过程。这个概念在社会学和人类学文献中都有很好的描述（例如，AD Smith，R。Brubaker，C. Calhoun，特里克森。E. Gellner，B. Anderson）仍然引起了一些问题，尤其是将其应用于像Kashubian这样的较新现象时。最后，我将讨论民族主义或认同政治的概念是否能更好地解释当前的种族/民族进程，尤其是在所讨论的群体中。对这一案件的分析不仅可以显示在欧洲这一地区发生的国家程序的例子，而且可以提出有关当今种族的一些一般性结论。自2008年以来我一直在进行的实地研究工作将为本文奠定基础。我将讨论民族主义或认同政治的概念是否能更好地解释当前的种族/民族进程，尤其是在所讨论的群体中。对这一案件的分析不仅可以显示在欧洲这一地区发生的国家程序的例子，而且可以提出有关当今种族的一些一般性结论。自2008年以来我一直在进行的实地研究工作将为本文奠定基础。我将讨论民族主义或认同政治的概念是否能更好地解释当前的种族/民族进程，尤其是在所讨论的群体中。对这一案件的分析不仅可以显示在欧洲这一地区发生的国家程序的例子，而且可以提出有关当今种族的一些一般性结论。自2008年以来我一直在进行的实地研究工作将为本文奠定基础。