POL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Civic Nationalism, Nationstates, Ethnic Nationalism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 100
• Professor: De Rooje

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Territory: terrain or geographical area, more or less enduring, borders may be under dispute. Language, religion, common history, culture: (cid:862)the pri(cid:374)(cid:272)iple that states are the highest authorit(cid:455) for their populatio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d territor(cid:455) a(cid:374)d are (cid:374)ot su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t to a(cid:374)(cid:455) e(cid:454)ter(cid:374)al authorit(cid:455)(cid:863) Internal sovereignty: highest authority for their population and territory: external sovereignty: not subject to a(cid:374)(cid:455) e(cid:454)ter(cid:374)al authorit(cid:455)(cid:863) Failed state is a state that is unable to enforce laws, maintain order, protect the lives of citizens, a(cid:374)d pro(cid:448)ide (cid:271)asi(cid:272) ser(cid:448)i(cid:272)es(cid:863) A state is an independent, self-governing political community whose governing institutions have the capability to make rules that are binding on the population residing within a particular territory. A government is the set of institutions that makes decisions and oversees their implementation on behalf of the state for a particular period of time. From 51 states in 1945 to 193 currently: newest countries: 2011: south sudan, 2008: kosovo, 2006l montenegro and serbia. State formation can occur through either transformation/unification or secession.