Week 5: states, nations and globalizations

Question 1

a large group of people who share a common culture, language and history.

Answer 1

nation

Question 2

a political unit which has sovereignty over a particular piece of land

Answer 2

state

Question 3

a type of state that conjoins the political entity of a state to the cultural entity of a nation, from which it aims to derive its political legitimacy to rule and potentially its status as a sovereign state if one accepts the declarative theory of statehood as opposed to the constitutive theory

Answer 3

nation state

Question 4

generally recognized as the fading or complete disappearance of economic, social and cultural borders between nation-states

Answer 4

globalization

Question 5

The State has four elements:

Answer 5

population, territory, government, and sovereignty

Question 6

a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology.

Answer 6

globalization

Question 7

defined as a large group of people who are linked by a similar culture, language, and history

Answer 7

nation

Question 8

the authority of a state to govern itself or another state

Answer 8

sovereignty

Question 9

a political unit that has sovereignty over a particular piece of land

Answer 9

state