PSCI 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nationstates, Unit, Standard-Definition Television
26 Nov 2015
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To understand the meaning of the terms nation", state" and nation-state". To think critically about what makes a nation". To understand the meaning and implications of territoriality". To consider the role and nature of territorial borders in global politics. To reflect on the meaning of citizenship" in the contemporary world. The nation-state has been viewed by most mainstream theorists of ir as the central actor or key. But the system of nation-states as we know it has not always existed. Often we refer to the modern" state system to mean the system of nation-states that has been in place since the mid-17th century. Peace of westphalia (1648) two treaties that brought to an end the thirty years war (1618-48). These treaties are often used to mark the beginning of the modern era of politics, with the introduction of the idea of absolute state sovereignty, sometimes known as the westphalian" system.
