POLSCI 1G06 Lecture 7: The State
7 Apr 2016
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Political science 1g06 2013 lecture 9a the state. The state as an institution has a history. It is not the only way of organizing political authority and political community. Natural starting point for analysis institution that has history. According to dickerson and flanagan: a state is defined by the joint presence of three factors: population, territory, and sovereignty. A state exists when a sovereign power effectively rules over a population residing within the boundaries of a fixed territory . Note that all of the bolded terms have a history that needs to be further explored. Nation is the identity relationship collectively identify with each other. *state and nation is not the same thing. *nation and government is not the same thing: sovereignty. It is an institution with its own history. As an institution, sovereignty has both internal and external aspects. In theory, sovereignty implies that there is a clear hierarchy of rule within the state.
