Nation Essays & Research Papers

Sade Bynoe Polsci 202-02 What is a Nation-State? A most basic definition of the state is an organization that maintains monopoly of violence over a territory. One of the most important elements of a state is called sovereignty, or the ability to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external actors or internal rivals. A state needs to be able to act as the primary authority over its territory and the people who live there, setting laws and rights,...

There is no doubt that globalization has had an impact on the nation state. However, it has been exaggerated that the state has been weakened and the national control over the economy has been undermined due to the effects of globalization. There are three different perspectives that respond to globalization; hyper-globalists, skeptics and transformationalists. All of these perspectives will be discussed throughout the essay, followed by a conclusive decision as to whether...

Imperialism Essay Imperialism was a very effective form of empowerment over weaker nations for early Britain and other European countries. They dominated and fought over whole continents and countries, arguing over who had conquered more land. There were many reasons why the European’s wanted to imperialize unindustrialized nations such as natural resources. This also made a big impact on said nations, positive and negative. Going on that state of mind, the long term effects of imperialism...

What does someone think when they hear America? The meaning of America simply varies by the person. One person could say it’s a place of freedom. Another person could say it’s a place for prosperity. It all varies by the person. Even though American citizens may have different meanings of America, they are still Americans living in one nation. This idea is similar to what Scott Brooks wrote about. Scott Brooks, The author of the article “One Nation, Slight Divisible”, says that America is split...

Which came first, nation or state? First of all, let’s find out the definition of two words. A nation is a population with the same custom, tradition and culture. A state, or country, which is a government structure, has defined borders and territory. In “The Theory of the State,” the author, a German political scientist, J.K.Bluntschli, said a nation has eight idiosyncrasies. The same language, the same belief, the same culture and custom are four items I agree with. In history, due to...

Stepping well in to the twenty first century, as humans and citizens of our respective countries, we can see that many things have changed, and customs, cultures and traditions have all been evolved. Some countries have embraced the concept of Multiculturalism, while other countries have chosen to remain independent, and have maintained their stance on the traditional and patriotic principle of the Nation State. Opinions on which concept proves to be more beneficial for a country are often...

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A nation is an ethnic construct. It describes a people with a common heritage, common language and customs, a shared history. A state is a political construct. A state has defined borders, a population to rule, a government that controls it, sovereignty over its own affairs (in other words, the government isn't held hostage by an occupying army), and an ability to carry out foreign policy. A state, then, is an independent country. A nation is, broadly, a distinct ethnic group. If a state is...

Although nationalism once played a very progressive role, yet in hands of industrial powers of the world it has done greater harm than good. An atmosphere of nervous hostility rules the world which resembles nothing so much as a cigarette that is thrown onto the grass and may explode with a single spark. World public opinion is getting against it, because it is based on emotions which are very dangerous when dealing with modern civilization. The world has begun to realize the urgent need of...

A Patriot A patriot. Many people have different views and opinions on such a title. For example, in Oliver Goldsmith’s “National Prejudices” he describes one man with a rather questionable view on patriotism as a “Pseudo-Patriot”. (Goldsmith. 33) Some believe a patriot is someone who loves their country full-heartedly and without question. This of course is how most would see it I assume. A true patriot is someone who can have pride in their country and everything it stands for with honor,...

Words like country, nation, state, and even nation-state are used to define social, cultural and political relationships in the United States and around the world. There are many defining characteristics that allow countries and groups of countries to understand each other, and in some cases, for unions. The purpose of this essay is to briefly discuss nations, states, and nation states, how the United States constitutes a nation state, and the European Union. A nation is a union of people who...

The Competitive Advantage of Nations Porter The prosperity of a nation and the success of the companies that do business there is something that must be created, not inherited from generation to generation. The pressure and challenges companies set for their employees is how they advance, promote innovation and how they ultimately gain competitive advantage against competitors worldwide. This is also the case at a local level, a nations companies will see great benefits from having strong...

Future Analysis of The Nation-State System Introduction: It is common to hear of the threats to the nation-state system in the contemporary world. Such threats seem to originate from many different quarters, at different level of the global system. This impending sense that the nation-state is somehow in “crisis” led to analyze the question of “the contemporary crisis of the nation-state?” But before we go into the analysis, it is important to look into the ideas that would help to...

WBSO GLOBALIZATION AND STATE-BUILDING NIKOLA LAKIĆ Is globalization a challenge or a threat to nation-states as a dominant form of polity? WESTERN BALKANS SECURITY OBSERVER Nikola Lakić1 1 BAMERC - Balkan and Middle East regional Cooperation Scientific article August 2011 UDK: 321.8 ; 316.334.2/.3 Abstract Contact: nl023@yahoo.com A true Nation-state has never yet existed in our diverse and vibrant world. For states to remain in the game, they need to understand they are no longer the...

World History Paper Why do some nations fail and other prosper? From the very beginning of history till nowadays the question of “why do some nations fail and others prosper” has always been one of the cornerstones of political and economic debates. One of the Nobel Laureates, Robert Lucas said that if you started to think about this question, you should stop thinking anything else and only focus on the question. By working so hard and thinking deeply, some scholars have provided a...

Why did the League of Nations fail? Explain Emery Reves's line of reasoning. If it is valid, why hasn't the UN become a supranational sovereign entity? What structural problems (i.e., the way the institution is set up) plague the UN? How could they be fixed? Under what circumstances can the UN do peacekeeping missions? 1. Why did the League of Nations fail? a. Collective security- agreement by all countries to automatically punish aggressors states i. Difficulty agreeing...

‘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...

Polytechnic University of the Philippines COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Sta. Mesa, Manila Concept of an Ideal Nation Submitted to: PROF. PAYUMO Submitted by: BAQUIR, JHELYVE MYRIZ B. BBTE IV-2D Concept of an Ideal Nation Today, we all know that we lived in a modern technology and others would think that it is impossible for us to have a good nation. Well in fact it is, just look at other country like Hongkong and Singapore, both countries are...

INTRODUCTION Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with various cultural groups that are about three hundred in number. In 1947, Nigeria was not yet a nation. Nigeria now has been a multi-national society, one of the sociological problems of building Nigeria as a nation is multi-ethnicity with its concomitants such as multilingualism and completive ethnicity. There were varieties of lines which existed between the various states and people which were the predecessors of modern Nigeria. But on the...

 Why Nations Fail by James A. Robinson and Daron Acemoglu a b o o k r e v i e w INTRODUCTION Why Nations Fail is a non-fiction book by James A. Robinson and Daron Acemoglu which is based on the views and insights from the economic history of each country to be able to answer why nations grow differently, why others succeed while others fail. The stories are linked with a common narrative theme, the distinction between...

A multi national enterprise (MNE's) is defined as a business, which owns or controls foreign subsidiaries in more than one country (Host nation). These are also called transnational corporations (TC's). Multi national enterprises cover the entire spectrum of businesses, including manufacturing, agriculture, service provision and finance. These can be vast, well known companies or smaller specialist firms. There are three different types of MNE's which all have different primary motives....

Diversity and Identity based on perspective of Nation, Culture, and State The term diversity means the differences in racial or ethnic classifications, age, gender, religion, philosophy, physical abilities, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, intelligence, mental health, physical health, genetic attributes, behavior, attractiveness, or other identifying features. Nowadays people seeing the issues of diversity not as a thread, but a reason to respect each other. For...

Civilization topics for baccalaureate exam 2012 1. Tourism is becoming increasingly important as a source of revenue to many countries but its disadvantages shouldn’t be overlooked. 2. How would you describe your country or region and the people who live there? 3. Speak about one of the holidays celebrated in Great Britain/Moldova/ the USA in greater details 4. Do you think it is a dangerous thing to judge about a nation by existing stereotypes? 5. Choose one of...

1. ‘For the nation to live, the tribe must die.’ Assess the validity of Samora Machel’s assertion with reference to examples in Africa and/or Asia. It has been estimated that there may be some 600 to 1,000 different tribal groups or more in Africa. There are some whose territory may be 200 or 300 miles square. Inside each large territory may live more than a million people. The smaller tribes may have only two or three thousand people and some of the smallest have only a few hundred. Most...

 Ernest Renan in his essay called “What is nation?” attempts to define the legitimate nation. He claims in his essay: “Forgetting, I would even go so far as to say historical error, is a crucial factor in the creation of a nation, which is why progress in historical studies often constitutes a danger for [the principle of] nationality” (Renan). This paper will criticize this sentence in terms of how the term “forgetting” can be one of the most crucial factors by defining...

Sports Activities Can Help In Building A Peaceful Nation History remains witness to the fact that sports activities are extremely helpful in bringing nations together. The best example of this are the Olympic Games, which have proved to be a catalyst in solving many of the world’s political problems. Many studies conducted by UNOSDP and the Peace Players International Programme support the topic of this essay. Pakistan itself is an extremely sports-oriented nation when it comes...

Prior to the late 19th Century Europe consisted of many small states that lacked a sense of unity. The sentiment stirred up in the wake of the French Revolution; the idea of a sovereign people with natural rights and equality appeared attractive to many of these nations. Around this time Europe saw the emergence of Nation States encompassing a people who had a shared history, culture, language, religion and beliefs. How important this sense of national belonging was is something we shall...

Andrew Obarski Dr. Suszko History 300c-01w June 9, 2013 A Nation Which Cannot Take Itself for Granted is an excerpt from From Czechoslovakia: The Party and the People, published in June of 1967, by Milan Kundera. Although it focuses upon Czechoslovakia (the nation which cannot take itself for granted), it is more than a warning to the Czechoslovakian people of Czechoslovakia; it is also a foreshadowing of the coming danger to all nations. Although Kundera speaks directly to the Czech...

Prof Sunil Dutta ABSTRACT Nation and Nationalism: A Study of Asif Currimbhoy’s Sonar Bangla Nationalism has been a potent, political, cultural and economic force. It denotes a sense of national consciousness which unites a group of people and separates them from others. According to the principle of self determination, each nation has the right to be independent and to form a suitable type of government for it. A nation is historically constituted stable community of people. The borders...

To what extent should the nation be the foundation of Identity? I believe that nation is the foundation of identity to a certain extent. For example, if I asked people from the school what shapes their individual identities they might say things like; religion, ethnicity, language, or birth place. These are all examples of nations that we identify with. A nation doesn’t have to be defined by physical boundaries. A nation can be as simple as people coming together or being united by a common...

To What Extent Should Nation be the Foundation of Identity I believe that nation is the foundation of identity to a certain extent . For example, if I asked people from the school what shapes their individual identities they might say things like; religion, ethnicity, language, or birth place. These are all examples of nations that we identify with; a nation doesn’t have to be defined by physical boundaries,a nation can be as simple as people coming together or being united by a common...

In recent 20 years, many countries have been transformed into developed countries, such as China, Japan and Singapore. But other countries also have not been transformed at all and still be poorer countries. We are not live alone in this earth and need a hand from others. So, I argue that wealth nations have to share their hands to poorer countries. It is not only about socialized but also many wealth countries take advantage from poorer countries and poorer countries also cannot stand by...

Discuss the importance of language in the development of the nation state and / or cultural identity. There are various different ways in which people interact with one another, communication being the most common, and language being the most common form of communication. We use it to convey our emotions, thoughts and feelings, and to express ourselves. Language is an absolutely integral part of the survival of the human race, and a key aspect of various cultures. Whatever is considered...

DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A NATION AND A STATE AND EXPLAIN WHY THE TWO ARE OFTEN CONFUSED. (15) A nation is a grouping of people who consider themselves to have similar circumstances of cultural, political, same language, religion, traditions and so on. However, as no nation is culturally homogeneous, nations are ultimately defined subjectively by their members through the existence of patriotism or national consciousness. There are two types of nations, one being political and the other cultural....

What value has international sports brought in the relation nations? Sports is all forms of competitive physical activity which, through casual or organized participation, aim to use or improve physical ability and provide entertainment to participants. Hundreds of sports exist, from those requiring only two participants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. An international sport is a worldwide sport in which many nations...

A) Explain the role of nation states in achieving World Order. World Order is a necessity in modern day society, for if it did not exist we would be faced with international anarchy. A nation state acts individually, therefore meaning that it can either choose to embrace Human Rights and international laws, or ignore them. World Order is known as being the creation of global relationships and maintenance of world peace. It also governs the relationships between nation states and other...

Sports: Another factor of substantial importance which plays an active role in nation branding is how the country portrays itself in various sports. Before we look in to the aspects of this, excerpts from the recent interview with Mr Simon Anholt, the brilliantly caustic, not conventions driven and outspoken nation branding (or as he prefers, ‘policy advisor’) expert, by Germany’s Deutschland Magazine about the relationship between sports and nation branding and sportsmen and nation brands...

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IR1005 CARL LARSSON TUTOR: YANNIS TELLIDIS ESSAY 1 What is the difference between a nation and a state, and does the difference matter for the study of International Relations? For one reason or another nowadays people commonly conceive the terms "nation" and "state" to be synonymous, when in actual fact they are not identical. The question implies that there is only one difference, or at least a main difference between a "nation" and a "state", but I...

Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 34 No. 12 December 2011 pp. 21532172 Multiculturalism as nation-building in Australia: Inclusive national identity and the embrace of diversity Anthony Moran Abstract This article discusses the relationship between multiculturalism and national identity, focusing on the Australian context. It argues that inclusive national identity can accommodate and support multiculturalism, and serve as an important source of cohesion and unity in ethnically and culturally...

Against a backdrop of the growing political, social and cultural significance of sport, critically examine the increasing role of nation states in the field of sport policy When looking at any particular nation state you must look at three crucial areas that work in tandem to create the term nation state. The first of the three is the economy; the economy is gradually becoming more and more associated with sport as a whole. ”sport and sporting corporations are increasingly powerful players...

Issue 7 "All nations should help support the development of a global university designed to engage students in the process of solving the world's most persistent social problems." I agree that it would serve the interests of all nations to establish a global university for the purpose of solving the world's most persistent social problems. Nevertheless, such a university poses certain risks which all participating nations must be careful to minimize--or risk defeating the university's...

Essay Track and field is considered as one of the most recognized sporting activity in Jamaica. It is also highly recognized on the international scale as a major sporting activity which is highly favoured among many. Sports can increase a nation’s popularity, as it also uplifts the Jamaican population; educationally, has enhance the tourism aspects of the country as well as creating better infrastructures. Sporting activities in Jamaica can contribute to the country becoming more renowned....

To mankind history and many thousands years’ experience has shown a lot about how to live in harmony and happiness. But we still have yet to make sense of building somewhat equality among countries and nations, groups and races. Here is one more question: can we understand and notice this problem and its causes to much enough degree. If we can, what can be done about it? When asked, many people and organizations such as the UN show several reasons including history of a particular country,...

Discuss the importance of multicultural unity in developing a culture of peace in the Mauritian Nation. Mauritius is one of the polyethnic country that has the most peaceful and stable democratic government. Mauritius is also known as a multicultural unity and being that the Mauritian population enjoys a rich ethnic background, consisting of Hindus, Muslim, Tamils, Africans, Malagasy descents and Chinese. The main religions are Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. Mauritius is a small country...

Every nation has its own customs and traditions. The combination of the words tradition and custom means a usual manner of doing something, a belief of principles, of conduct passing from generation to generation. All of them should be taken into notice, because they are in the key position for each country. To begin with, in the world of information where people from different countries have to communicate with each other having a command of foreign languages takes the first place. It helps...

National boundaries have long been in place in human history, with the main intention of using them to control or restrict movement of people, commodities, capital or information into or out of a country. However, as the world steps into the 21st century and becomes more globalised and interconnected, many start to wonder if the power that the state once held is now diminished by the forces of globalisation. Some even question the significance of national borders in today’s world as they become...

Rich Man, Poor Man: Resources on Globalization Definitions Globalization is definitely the byword of the 2000s. The fact that people around the world are becoming more and more knowledgeable about each other is globalization, regardless of whatever other definition one may choose. The attempt to choose a definition, though, opens a real Pandora's box of difficulties. Is globalization a state of mind? Is it a measure of business crossing borders? Is it a result of the Internet, or due to...

Introduction National identity is a debatable issue in most modern countries since there is no single ethnic country but more than four fifth countries all over the world consist of multi-ethnic groups, as Jiang (1997) argued. Therefore it is rather difficult to define a common point of a modern country. The multi-ethnic communities also cause conflicts within a society. However sports events often provide a channel to solidify citizens in a country, like the World Cup fever. At times sports...

Interaction of ethnic, national or cultural influences in specific situations or events. All around the world people are organised in societies differentiated ethnically, nationally and culturally. In our mind under the interethnic relations are traditionally understood subjectively experienced relations between people of different nationalities, between ethnic communities, which are manifested in attitudes and orientations of interethnic contacts in various areas of cooperation, national...

AP Human Geography – Mr. Cox Name_____________________________________________ Unit Four: Ethnicity 1. Define ethnicity:_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. List the four ethnicities mentioned in your text and list their regional location and percentage of the U.S. population: Ethnicity Region % in U.S. 4. List two cities where...

Intro to Comparative Politics In "War and the State in Africa," Jeffrey Herbst states that "…it should be recognized that there is very little evidence that African countries, or many others in the Third World, will be able to find peaceful ways to strengthen the state and develop national identities." Do you agree with Herbst's argument? Why? Lei Zhang Professor Dickson 2/10/2011 � Although African countries are facing many severe problems including weak national identities and...

ETHNIC IDENTITY IS AN INTERACTIONAL IDENTITY. The word “ethnic” that we use in our daily life sometimes can be related to foreign origins, unusual, different, unique, traditional, and has cultural relation. Actually, the word of ethnic came from the Greek word “ethnos” used by Homer in Iliad on 7-8th BC which indicates a group of people that is different from “us”. However, as the time move forward, the word “ethnic” has been understood as stated above (foreign, unusual, different, unique,...

By: Hamad Alneyadi 1.0 Introduction Any identity is exposed to threats that are capable of changing it. This report will specify what creates an identity, and how it is exposed to the those specific threats. It will also offer recommendations for things that can be done to overcome those threats. This report is also going to compare the Emirati and the Japanese identity in the situation of globalization. It will also clarify the definition of a nation. 2.0Discussion 2.1 Definitions...

Second Mid Term Essay Johann Gottfried von Herder wrote much about nationalism. John Hobson wrote of imperialism, and Charles Darwin of natural selection and “survival of the fittest.” First I will discuss nationalism from Herder’s perspective. Second, I will discuss imperialism from Hobson’s perspective. Then Hobson writes about how nationalism leads to imperialism. Last, I will discuss the assumption that “nineteenth-century European societies were engaged in a struggle for existence among...

Paper Topic: Nation-states and transnational corporations. “Nation-states are no longer viable or necessary and will disintegrate into smaller, more culturally homogeneous units.” (Robbins p. 117) The three developments that hurt the life of nation-states are: trans-nationalism, an increase in the number of people living and working in countries other than the one in which they hold citizenship; the growing power and influence of transnational corporations; and the growth in the number, and...

1. What forces drove Mittal Steel to start expanding across national borders? Mittal Steel started expanding across national borders due to government regulations along with tough competition from SAIL and Tata Steel. Mittal Steel believed that it would be more likely to experience growth if the company would transpire outside of India. The company made its first move in 1975 when it set up a steel-making plant in Indonesia. 2. Mittal Steel expanded into different nations through merges and...

In this essay I will be critically reviewing Heywood, Andrew. 2002. What is a nation? In Politics. London: Macmillan: 106-11. I am arguing that Heywoods views the nation as a psycho political construct. He argues that the nation is made up of subjective and objective factors. While he acknowledges the objective factors which are cultural characteristics he states that “ultimately, nations can only be defined subjectively by its members.” Heywood (2002, 106) Heywood identifies that the term...

The media helps to construct national identity and loyal national subjects. Discuss. Since her independence in 1965, the People’s Action Party (PAP) has been the dominant ruling party of Singapore, and the government had implemented many policies and taken many actions through its various campaigns and programs through television, radio and public service broadcasting in-order to construct a national identity for it’s people and as well as create loyal national subjects. The government have...

A review of the literature on “ethnicity” and “national identity” and related missiological studies Enoch Wan and Mark Vanderwerf Published in www.GlobalMissiology.org “Featured Articles” April, 2009 I. Introduction In this study, the review the literature will focus on publications on the theoretical background of “ethnicity” and “national identity” and related missiological studies. II. A Review of the Literature on “ethnicity” and “national...

IMAGINED COMMUNITIES AMONG THE SAGADA IGOROTS An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences University of the Cordilleras In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Arts major in Political Science By: FONSECA, JONATHAN LONGID, JO ANN MATIAS, JOHANNE NADIASAN, NADINE APRIL 2013 APROVAL SHEET This undergraduate thesis entitled IMAGINED COMMUNITIES AMONG THE SAGADA IGOROTS prepared and submitted...

Causes of Imperialism In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, imperialism- a force of a greater nation that controls a smaller, weaker nation- began to take over many parts of the world in a frenzy. The more dominant countries at the time, such as the United States and many European countries began extending their influence to areas all over the world, from the Phillipines (which would be 56.5% controlled) to the Africa (which would be 90.4% controlled) ,...

Table of Contents ▪ Introduction……………………………….2 ▪ Literature review………………………….4 ▪ References………………………………….10 ▪ Hypothesis………………………………….11 ▪ Methodology………………………………..11 Delimitation Type of study Theoretical framework Introduction: A nation is a group of people who share common history, culture, language and ethnic origin often possessing or seeking its own government. National identity refers to the distinguish features of group and to the...

Name: Sayed Khalilullah Anwari ID # 8836 Proff: Dr. Carol Prindle Cultural Anthropology Blood on the Steppes: Ethnicity, Power, and Conflict In this article written by Weatherford, the form and use of ethnic identity is the core focus and further elaborations has been provided on roles of various factors in shaping ethnic identities such as, religion, economics, politics and so forth. Weatherford has also discussed the various usages that ethnic identities may have: Men in pursuit of their own...

When America was founded, it was based on principles such as freedom and equality. However, when it was first founded it did not adhere to these principles. In more recent times the country has made significant improvements in terms of religious and racial pluralism. This has brought America closer to the values and ideals that it was originally founded on. Benedict Anderson argues, "A nation is an imagined political community – and imagined as both inherently limited and...

The destructive forces in which Nationalism can outbreak is both astounding and atrocious. Nationalism was created and pursued to help unite the country socially, economically, and culturally. However, what was meant to be advantageous lead to the centrifugal break down of the countries. Due to Nationalism, wars were incessantly being engaged because of arisen problems such as Imperialism, Militarism, and Exclusive Nationalism. Countries that were imperialistic began to extend their power over...

This article examines the direction of ethnic politics in Malaysia by investigating the 2008 election results and the subsequent political maneuverings of political parties following the election. The results do not clearly demonstrate the demise of ethnic politics; however, the communal political paradigm of the Barisan Nasional Party (BN) has become increasingly ineffective in its attempts to appease both Malay and non-Malay communities. Following the election, the BN seems to have moved...

The Kite Runner This is an historical novel about the pre-Russian invasion and pre-Taliban rule of Afghanistan, as well life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and life in a post-Taliban Afghanistan. Although the story is fictitious, the information about the political, social, and cultural systems of this Middle Eastern country provides a contrast to the contemporary headlines about Afghanistan primarily being home to terrorist cells. The Kite Runner paints a realistic portrait of a...

Uugan-Erdene Eric ESL (reading challenge) 3/9/2014 Professor Karin Hoffmann Coolest Nationalities in the World Americans have been voted the coolest people in the world in an international poll conducted by a social networking site. Americans are number five on the list of coolest nationalities. Because of great inventions like Rockne Roll. And Americans are the coolest guys in the world including the world's coolest leader, Obama; the coolest rappers,...

Nationality usually involves the rights and responsibilities to being a citizen such as health care and education, having a passport and paying taxes which is a part of an individual identity which primarily defines ‘who you are’, as Woodward suggested. Nationality is often based on place of birth or marriage but can also be achieved through naturalization, where people choose their nationality after meeting legal requirements which contributes to our understanding of how identity is shaped by...

REGIONALISM Ethnic Conflicts, Politics of Regionalism and the Demand for NAGALIM : Perspectives On the Politics Of Regional Accommodation & Autonomy Dr Biswajit Mohapatra North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong ABSTRACT In the post independence era India has been witnessing a varying growth of regionalism and struggles .Regionalism in such different forms has also been accompanied by different degrees of violence. It has sought to legitimize itself by putting forward its rationale as if...

Introduction of a company. 100 words Para 2 - PESTEL 350 words Political Singapore is well known for being politically stable. Regardless of being measured as unified and dictatorial, the political society is practical, normal and dependent upon the principle of law. The government puts stock in being expert animated and intuition for what's to come. Framework and conditions for speculation, including guaranteeing the standard of law, were placed set up. Economic Singapore brags...

Assignment 3 Readings. On the uses and Implications of Constructionism. By: Yeros P. 1999 In the development of the study of ethnicity and nationalism, the concepts of ethnicity and nationhood are often considered to be distinct. Conventionally, ethnicity has been conceptualized within a continuum between primodialism and instrumentalism. Meanwhile, nationalhood and nationalism have been understood as the process that either owned their existence to various dimension of modernity. The...

01/16/13 ENGL 205 Sirohi, Gayatri Rich Man, Poor Man: Resources On Globalization Summary According to Carol Hammond and Robert Grosse, Globalization has become the motto of the 21st century. We are becoming more aware people’s ideas, world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of cultures. Globalization has opened many opportunities for other countries to explore new and different things. Globalization has increased interconnectedness among many countries most notably in the areas of...

Jacqueline Litz 9/1/12 Day 2 Block A “History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future” -Robert Penn Warren. History is the analysis and interpretation of the human past that enables us to study continuity and change over time. If it wasn’t for the study of our nation’s past there would be no way to identify the American identity. The study of the world’s history shows...

Prompt: You have read the extract below as part of a newspaper article on the loss of national and cultural identity. Readers were asked to send in their opinions. You decide to write a letter responding to the points raised and expressing your own views. ‘We are losing our national and cultural identity. Because of recent advances in technology and the easy availability and speed of air travel, different countries are communicating more often and are therefore becoming more and more alike....

History influences the ethnic nationalism in Korea as well as the nature of the dynamic self-perception of the Korean people. Ethnic nationalism is defined as the combination of ethnicity and race due to historical circumstances. The self-perception of Koreans, a form of orientalism, derives from a form of ethnic nationalism and takes shape in the form of competitiveness amongst other nations. Although many critics argue that the stigma of ethnic nationalism may bring about a generalization of a...

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE THEORIES ON NATIONALISM, FOCUSING ON THE THEORIES OF BENEDICT ANDERSON AND PAUL BRASS. Submitted by: A. B.Tekkethil M.A Sociology- III Semester. Human beings, in any given interaction with each other, attach to themselves and others various identities. This way, based on the situation, one can attach multiple identities to oneself, ranging from gender, religion, caste, class etc. In a survey of this kind today, one will find that the nationality of a person...

THIS HOUSE SUPPORTS NATIONALISM Prime Minister: Hello ladies and gentlemen. It is an absolute pleasure to speak for Monash University for opening government for the fifth consecutive world’s grand finals and we are particularly excited of this moment because this is a topic that we entirely believe. At the nation’s state, ladies and gentlemen, is an artificial concept but is a beneficial concept and Monash will prove two key things to you. First, that the nationalism and the nation’s state have...

Technology, Entertainment and Design also known a TED talk is a set of conferences around the globe that are owned by a privatee non-profit foundation that are formed to distribute “ideas worth spreading.” Paddy Ashdown is one of many TED talk speakers who is currently a former member of the British Parliament and diplomat with a lifelong commitment to international cooperation. Mr. Ashdown has moved across the international stage and has served as a Royal Marine and an intelligence officer in...

According to Benedict Anderson, nations are “imagined communities”. First, we must understand what a nation actually is. Anderson defines a nation as “an imagined political community that is imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign”. It is imagined because members of a particular community will never meet or know other members in the same community. However, each member of that community understands and believes in their community’s unique image or communion. A nation is limited because...

Renee Hagon To be Canadian means to be able to look around you and only see various different shades of green in the many diverse types of trees. It means your body is pumped with adrenaline when your favourite hockey team comes on to the ice, and it’s that moment when you sing the national anthem proud, with a smile on your face. To be Canadian means to respect others opinions and religions, to accept one another no matter the race, religion, or sexuality of another. Canada has been the...

Currently in international circles there is a great debate over globalisation and whether it is a force for good or bad. The statement oversimplifies the matter, of course. But the issue of globalisation and our collective response to it promises to define who prospers and who does not well into the 21st century. Globalisation has positive and negative aspects. On top of its positive aspects comes the tremendous development of new information and communication technology, triggers in economic...

Globalization is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture. Put in simple terms, globalization refers to processes that promote world-wide exchanges of national and cultural resources. Globalization is a controversial issue mainly because different groups interpret it in different ways. And there are many advantages and disadvantages of globalization. On the one hand, there is a worldwide market for...

Benedict Anderson [Imagined Communities ; Reflections on the Origin and Spread Of Nationalism] Summary • Nation-ness as the most “universally legitimate value” in the political life of our time. • Nationalism as an uncomfortable anomaly for Marxist theory • Argues that concepts of nationality and nationalism are cultural artefacts • Creation of artefacts was the spontaneous outcome of a complicated intersection of random historical forces at play. • “once created, they became modular”...

1. What is Globalization? * Globalization is the process where the economies of various countries in the world become more and more connected to one another. It is much more than just importing or exporting from one country to another. * Globalization is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture. * Globalization is the acceleration and intensification of interaction and integration among the...

Diversity DBQ Throughout history, there has been a problem that has been faced by every major civilization and their leadership, whatever form that leadership might have taken. This problem is the diversity of people, and the many different ethnic, social, and religious backgrounds that people can belong to. This diversity can have a number of effects on a civilization depending on the actions that the leadership of the group takes regarding this diversity, and the entire spectrum of results...

Does Patriotism Still Matter? 1 Patriotism does still matter. The definition of patriot is a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. The definition of patriotism is devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty. Among the ancient Greeks, patriotism was comprised of ideals concerning language, religious traditions, ethics, law and devotion to the common good rather than identification only with a...

Justin Moore 4/30/12 Per. 5 Underlying causes of war What were the underlying causes of WWI? The underlying causes of WWI were militarism, alliances, nationalism, and colonialism. This paper is going to use documents to help explain why these are the causes. Militarism was a cause of WWI because it glorified the army, making war seem like it was ideal. For example, in document 1 it says, "war is life itself". This is basically saying war is a part of life and should be accepted. Another...

University of Wollongong Research Online University of Wollongong Thesis Collection University of Wollongong Thesis Collections 2001 Ethnic nationalism and the state in Pakistan Adeel Khan University of Wollongong Recommended Citation Khan, Adeel, Ethnic nationalism and the state in Pakistan, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong, 2001. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/1736 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the...

In a nutshell . . . The terms nation, state, country and nation-state are used to refer to political, economic, social and cultural actors in the international system. The modern nation-state refers to a single or multiple nationalities joined together in a formal political union. The nation-state determines an official language(s), a system of law, manages a currency system, uses a bureaucracy to order elements of society, and fosters loyalties to abstract entities like "Canada," "the United...

 FIELD 4: Nature and Technology In this extract from “The home we build together: Recreating Society, 2007” written by Jonathan Sacks, various problems of today’s society are presented to the reader. Sacks begins this extract by saying that because of globalisation and how everything now is extended to an international rather than national dimension, the national cultures and nations risk to fall apart. The writer firstly explains that some time ago as there were less sources from which...

National Vs Regional Identity Tunisia: A Case Study Khawla Baaziz MA Intercultural Studies 2014-2015 Outline • Definition of National and Regional Identity  National Symbols  Regional Dress  Jewels And Silverware  Regional cuisines  Carpet  Houses What Is National Identity? • National identity is a person's identity and sense of belonging to one state or to one nation, a feeling one shares with a group of people, regardless of one's citizenship status. Yoonmi Lee sees national...

What Will the World Be if There are No Nationalities? Describe our world now, how does it look? Wars because of misunderstanding, conflicts about differences of nation or citizenship, arguments between countries about territories. Each country shows its own vision of history as the right one. Nuclear weapons have become a way to bully others and the victims of all of this are innocent people. That is how our world looks now. But what can be a solution for that? People are living in the time of...

National Integration National integration is the awareness of a common identity amongst the citizens of a country. It means that though we belong to different castes, religions and regions and speak different languages we recognize the fact that we are all one. This kind of integration is very important in the building of a strong and prosperous nation.____(www.preservearticles.com) National integration is a positive aspect. It reduces socio-cultural and economic differences or inequalities...

Nation-building in Singapore: AY 2014-5 HY2229: Lecture 3 THE ORIGINS OF NATIONALISM A. Introduction 1. The Conceptual Issue 2. The Historical Problem B. The Conceptual Issue: Definitions 1. Development of ‘Nationalism’ a. The European roots of nationalism: Nations before States? Nationalism as a concept began as a European idea. Scholars traced its origins to 18th century Western Europe and...

CRITICISMS OF PORTER’S DIAMOND I. INTRODUCTION The book, “The Competitive Advantage of Nations”, shows how Michael Porter studied ten developed countries and 100 industries in order to answer questions concerning the national competitive advantage which he found to be inadequately explained by the Heckscher-Ohlin theory and the theory of comparative advantage. (Hill, 2009, p. 189). These questions include: A. “Why are some nations more successful than others in international...