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    The Nation State Is Dead

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    ‘The Nation State is dead, long live the TNC’. Critically assess the changing relationships between TNC’s and nation states. Introduction The inevitable growth of globalisation over the past few decades has gradually created the occurrence we now know as the “Trans-national Corporation (TNCs)”. This essay will aim to the highlight and explain the situation in which nation states are continually being reformed by these TNCs. Globalisation & the Role of Technology Globalisation is the process

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    therefore have led to greater inter-locking of different parts of the world. It has often been claimed that globalization poses challenges about the validity of the concept of the nation-state. Some believe that because of liberalization and globalization, the need of nation-state or the concept of sovereignty within the nation- state has diminished. I strongly disagree with this statement and therefore will like to prove my point in the upcoming paragraphs. According to Grotius, “Sovereignty is the supreme

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    parlance the word nation-state to identify these places it's a term we don't think too much about we use it

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    With this new era of technology, economic policies of nation-states have become so interdependent that most nation-state economies would be crippled without their respective international trading partners. As such, one may wonder if an introspective national policy is appropriate, as argued for by the source. For example, one may contend that international cooperation inevitably results in unequitable compromise, with the more powerful nation-states forcing developing countries into partisan trade-deals

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    traditional boundaries and barriers between nations have become obsolete. Information, products, services, and culture can be shared around the world at a faster pace than ever before. The ease at which we can communicate challenges the need for rigid and highly structuralized systems. This in turn leads to debate over the necessity of the nation state. However, like most things in this world the answer is not black or white, but rather a shade of grey. Nation states have many benefits to them, but they

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    threat to the very cultures we appreciate and wish to experience. While the terms nation and state are often used synonymously, they have very different denotations. A nation can be defined as a geographical location where the inhabits share cultural similarities and have a sense of nationalism for where they are from. The term nation is used to describe culturally identity and attachment to a certain state. The term state serves more of a politically and governmental meaning because it labels a particular

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    Professor - Now, we're all familiar, I think, with the United Nations organization, and we're very accustomed to a world divided into nations–but many of you may not realize how recent the idea of the "nation-state" really is. Most of the history of civilization's been a history of much smaller units–from primitive tribes to Greek city-states–and later of the much larger units usually called "empires." The concept of a political and cultural "nation," as we know it today, didn't appear until near the end

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    What is a nation-state? A nation-state is defined as a type of political organization in which a group of relatively homogenous people live in one area under one government, and its development actually traces back to the Middle Ages. Medieval Europe was unified by the Roman Catholic Church, a powerful, but corrupt, institution. This corruption, coupled with the Renaissance spirit, led to increasing dissatisfaction with the Church and sparked the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. These revolutionary

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    Institution: Is Nationalism the major reason for the formation of nation-states? Introduction Nationalism is the old subject that has existed since time immemorial. It has been a subject of interest with many views and perceptions from researchers. Nationalism is the main cause of the formation of nation states (Tames 2004). Nationalism is the benchmark upon which nation states are formed, as it entails the principles that govern particular states, members and defined territories (Al-Ali 2000). In most cases

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    Nation-State and Transnational Entities

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    Introduction There is a distinct difference between a nation, state, and nation-state. Modern Nation-State developed over the 20th century to compensate for the inadequacy portrayed by pluralistic empires and extreme nationalism. It is as a result of states seeking to expand their fixed territory that various wars emerged. Countries in Europe after experiencing the full effect of such wars opted to integrate thus forming the EU which is a transnational entity. In order to enjoy the full benefits

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