Sovereign State Model

As globalization becomes an ever prominent aspect of the world today, there are some who have questioned the need of the sovereign state model. It is undeniable that globalization has transformed the nature of the state and that there is a growing trend of cooperation and interdependence. Nonetheless, the sovereign state model still has an important role to play even in the face of globalization. The notion of the sovereign state began with the signings of the treaties of Westphalia. The Westphalian state system is what now is considered the modern political structure. The Sovereign state system has four main components: the population with membership or citizenship of the state, territory or the land with set borders where the state’s
Through developments in technology and through social media we can now witness how other people on the other side of the globe live their lives. People can be in touch with literary anyone cross the world. Moreover, with the internet there is an abundance of information readily available. These factors have increased the demand of a higher standard of living across the world. There are concerns that globalization has weakened states borders, thus in turn weakening the power of the state. ( Ip, 2010 ). Accompanying this with the fact that travel has become much easier, globalization has made migration much more practical. With borders becoming more porous there have been countless individuals who have become migrants in search of a better life. This can be seen in the United States on the southern border with the influx of Mexican and various other Central American migrants, as well as in Europe with the refugee crisis originating in Syria and Libya. These migrants go directly against these nations’ sovereignty, as the migration goes against the laws of the land. This Migration goes against both the population and territorial aspects of sovereignty. In terms of population, by having large numbers of migrants without legal means, states no longer only have people living there who are members or citizens of the state. Moreover, territorial sovereignty means that there are set
People have become more aware and conscious about society (Ahmad & Eijaz, 2011) and therefore ask for the state to do even more. This has in fact increased the power of the state and therefore its sovereignty. As, for example there have been greater for the state to , control borders, save jobs, and stop terrorism, which ironically can be all attributed to globalisation. This can be seen with the growing populist waves that have been seen across the world and the increasing rejection globalization, in favour of protecting state sovereignty. The election of Donald Trump as well as Britain’s spurning of the European Union with Brexit, shows the changing tide in terms of globalization. The effects of globalization have had a tremendous impact on both events. Globalization through free trade was and is blamed for causing jobs to be lost and outsourced to foreign nation, as not all nations have equal labour laws. Moreover, another aspect of globalization, open borders was a contentious issue in both voting. In the United States the issue laid with illegal immigration through Mexico, while the United Kingdom faced similar issues with the refugee crisis and the increasing about of migrants attempting to gain asylum in Britain. The anti-globalization movement was also seen in France during their 2017 election. Marine La Pen who National Front party which has often been on the fringe of French politics came to the