Nation or State

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Questions: A nation in which citizenship has greater political significance than

Questions:

A nation in which citizenship has greater political significance than ethnic

identity. This nation can be classified as:
a political nation;
a psycho-political construct;
cultural communities;
all answers are correct;
Right answer is absent.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE While the terms country, state, sovereign state, nation,

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

While the terms country, state, sovereign state, nation, and nation-state are often used

interchangeably, there is a difference:
A state is a territory with its own institutions and populations.
A sovereign state (country) is a state with its own institutions that has a permanent population, territory, and government.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE A sovereign state (a country) must also have

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

A sovereign state (a country)  must also have the

right and capacity to implement its sovereignty (or by other words it means that no other state should have power over the country's territory).
A nation is a large group of people who inhabit a specific territory and are connected by history, culture, or another identity.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE As a political model, the nation-state fuses two

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

As a political model, the nation-state fuses two principles:

the principle of state sovereignty, first articulated in the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which recognizes the right of states to govern their territories without external interference; and the principle of national sovereignty, which recognizes the right of national communities to govern themselves.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE For better understanding the concept of N/S and

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

For better understanding the concept of N/S and the

importance of sovereignity a few words about:
Magdeburg law is one of the most famous systems of city law, which developed in the 13th century as feudal city law, according to which economic activity, property rights, social and political life and the class status of citizens were regulated by their own system of legal norms, which corresponded to the role of cities as the community of rather independent producers of wealth.
The cities received their legal, economic, socio-political and property independence, by other words they could control the distribution of the resources, which is one of characteristic of power.
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Magdeburg law Map (the legal systems of Eastern and Central Europe)

Magdeburg law Map (the legal systems of Eastern and Central Europe)

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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE A state can also be defined as the

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

A state can also be defined as the key

organizational structure that operate through "the government".
For Max Weber (1864-1920), the one function that distinguishes the state from all other organizations is its monopoly on the legitimate use of force and coercion in the society.
There is a threat that this right of the state to use violence may be used in the interest of powerful person or group of people.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE The origins and early history of nation states

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The origins and early history of nation states are disputed.

A major theoretical question is: "Which came first, the nation or the nation state?“
Most theories see the nation state as a 19th-century European phenomenon, the idea of which is originated after the “Thirty Years War” (1618-1648) where almost all the European peoples were fighting because of religious disagreements (Catholics/Protestants). 
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Treaty of Münster", one of the treaties leading to the Peace

Treaty of Münster", one of the treaties leading to the Peace of

Westphalia (mid of 17th century), where the concept of the "nation state" was born. Due to the Westphalian Treaty was International Law originated (“Rule of Law”)
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE A nation is defined as a people with

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

A nation is defined as a people with a

deeply shared fundamental identification.
Different factors might constitute the basis of such identification:
shared descent (belief in a common kinship or history),
shared culture,
shared geographic space,
shared religion,
shared language, or
shared eco­nomic order.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE What distinguishes a nation from other reference groups

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

What distinguishes a nation from other reference groups is

that the nation is a major group, beyond the family group, with whom the individual identifies very powerfully.
The strength of a person's primary national iden­tity depends on the relative importance s/he places on various identities and the extent to which the most important identities reinforce this basic conception of "us" versus "them."
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE In only a few modern states there are

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

In only a few modern states there are the

common culture, history, ethnicity, religion, and language - all combined to result in a strong sense of shared nationality among nearly all the citizens governed by the state.
Japan or Armenia is a few examples of a relatively homogeneous nation-state.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE Nation is not just the population of a

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

Nation is not just the population of a state.

Historically, there were four types of nation definitions in the world.
The first is in antiquity: a “nation” as a tribe, as it was in Ancient Rome.
Then, in the Middle Ages, the nation appeared as ethnicity, the Roman union with the Germanic nation in the ethnic/lingustic sense.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE In the 17th century, the concept of "nation"

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

In the 17th century, the concept of "nation" appeared

in England as the residents of one state are subjects of one king.
And since the 19th century, after the French Revolution, a fundamentally different idea of ​​the nation arose - the nation as popular sovereignty (нация как народный суверенитет), as a consequence of it.
That is political or civil nation, not ethnic.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE Since industrialization and development of market economy a

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

Since industrialization and development of market economy a nation

has been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests.
The four characteristics of a nation-state are sovereignty, land, population, and government.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE Many geographic entities have some but not all

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Many geographic entities have some but not all the

qualities that make up a sovereign state. As of 2020 there are 195 sovereign states in the world (197 by some counts);
193 are members of the United Nations (the United Nations excludes Palestine and the Holy See).
There are the entities, like Taiwan or Kosovo, are recognized by some but not all members of the United Nations or recognized by few ones.
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE Many entities have most of the qualities of

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

Many entities have most of the qualities of sovereign

states but are officially considered to be non-sovereign. Many have their own histories, and some even have their own languages. Examples include:
Hong Kong
Bermuda
Greenland
Puerto Rico
Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and England, which are non-sovereign parts of the United Kingdom
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE Occasionally one nation is split into two states,

CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE

Occasionally one nation is split into two states, such

as North and South Koreas. In such cases the citizens often dream of reunification, even when their governments and ideologies differ fundamentally.
This occurred in Germany, which was split into communist East Germany and capitalist West Germany after World War II.
In 1990, after nearly half a century of antagonistic separation into two very different countries which citizens were finally reunited in a single state
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CONCEPT OF NATION/STATE Meanwhile, the agitation of the Quebequois in Canada,

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Meanwhile, the agitation of the Quebequois in Canada, the

Basques in Spain, and the Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland are testimony to the possibility that even centuries-old states might split apart.
Some scholars predict that the current reorganization of states based on nationality identities will produce in the interim, and nation-based conflicts might remain the major cause of violence and instability in the modern period.
The issues of identity, especially national, ethnic or religious are the most sensitive.