SIGN 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 49: Bourgeoisie, Personal Rule, Jacob Van Campen
2 Jul 2020
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State and nation are not synonyms state: refers to territory and sovereignty exercised in and over that particular territory. Nation: refers to people (yet: a wide and confusing variety of definitions exist) States = predominant and legitimate actors in politics nations seen as foundation of national politics (rightfully so or not) since 19th century citizens have duty to participate in politics idea of national sovereignty (nations governs itself) French revolution voting rights = main access to political system. Far right parties concerned eu limits state sovereignty. No states and nations the way we understand them until 1800. Were elements which state nation building built their career. Nationalists claim states existed forever (there have always been nations) State and nation are properly historical entities, some origins go back a long time but ultimately historical entities that came about for specific reasons under specific circumstances at a specific point in history.
