the state and globalisation

define the state

a unit of political authority that is classed as an actor in the international system it has absolute sovereignty over its territory and population and has sovereign equal to other states

define the nation

a group of people who share common ties of culture language or history there can be many different nations within a state

define national sovereignty

when a state has absolute power over the subjects and citizens within its territory

states have lost sovereignty

globalisation

growing interconnectedness of the world in trade finance and production means that states have less independence than in the past

• international trade was 7.3 trillion in 2003 now it is 40 trillion

• 70% of world trade is countrys transporting goods between different suppliers

states have lost sovereignty

human rights

creation of international courts and tribunals such as the ICC means members can be tried by this over arching court

• Sierra Leone (2002) Liberian president (Charles Taylor) supported opposition groups to take control of diamond mines he was sentenced to 50 years in prison showing no one was above the law

states have lost sovereignty

IGOs

hundreds have been created since WW2 this has lead to certain desicions being made above the state level

• world trade organisation (WTO) has enforced tariffs on trading to help create stability in world trade

states have lost sovereignty

climate change

due to climate change being a global issues states eed to work together to achieve this

• the Paris agreement (2015) was a legally binding treaty and wanted to achieve net zero by 2050-2100

states have lost sovereignty

military intervention

been a growing trend in using military intervention for humanitarian reasons ignoring the wishes of the state