IMPORTANCE OF NATION-STATE IN THE GLOBALIZED WORLD
IMPORTANCE OF NATION-STATE IN THE GLOBALIZED WORLD

Summary/Abstract: The nation-states no longer play a unique and exclusive role in modern societies since they have had to share powers and responsibilities with increasingly important non-state actors: the civil society and the private sector. In addition, the unprecedented military and economic power of the U.S., as well as the growth of worldwide networks of interdependence, has prevented other states and their leaders from being absolutely sovereign on their territories. However, the author tends to demonstrate that nation-states haven’t lost their role or their necessity for existence, and that there is a need, more than ever, for strong states with effective institutions. The author maintains that biggest paradox globalization faces today can be summarized as follows: globalization is decreasing the authority and strength of the nation-state as an obstacle to free trade, although a strong state (which does not mean an extensive state) is a precondition for free flows of capital and people.

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