through the state. In order to create‚ maintain and repair political order‚ the state needs authority from its citizens to do so and this authority needs to be legitimate. ‘Legitimacy refers to a belief in the states rightness‚ its right to rule or the idea that its authority is proper.’ I will then explain how today‚ legitimacy is closely linked to democracy and it is through free and fair elections that the state receives legitimacy. The degree to which individuals legitimise the state is varied
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During the 19th century‚ nation states throughout the Middle East adopted defensive developmentalist strategies that were intended to stabilize governments in a period of Western dominance. Under defensive developmentalism‚ the state imposed policies that were designed to centralize and extend its authority over its region and population. The goal of these intrusive policies was twofold. For one‚ they were meant to build up the state so that it can defend itself from internal and external forces
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ALAGBE OLUFUNMILOLA DORCAS “The State is a necessary evil. Discuss. State‚ can be defined in political science‚ as generally a group of people inhabiting a specific territory and living according to a common legal and political authority; a body politic or nation. In this definition‚ the term state includes government; in another usage‚ the two terms are synonymous. [Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserve]. George Washington said that government is not
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have manifested distress signs commonly associated with failed states. Identify these signs and explain their implication on the desired National integration and the future. ------------------------------------------------- DISTRESS FACTORS/SIGNS OF A FAILING STATE (AS INDICATED IN THE NIGERIAN SYSTEM) Introduction According to a popular writer of the mid 200s‚ he describes the reasons why States fail when he said‚ “States fail because they are convulsed by internal violence and can no
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EDRD: Manual Summaries: UNIT 1: Basic Concepts The Law: a command of the sovereign‚ each with its own set of rules from different sources and aims. * Sovereign is any independent body with the authority to regulate society and backed by coercive enforcement Underlying body of rules used by actors/institutions of the legal system‚ to regulate behavior of the state/citizens in pursuit if justice‚ through social control‚ social change‚ dispute resolution Canadian law: product of
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What is meant by state recognition in international law INTRODUCTION Some definitions of “international law” can be found on the Web as follows: “The body of laws governing relations between nations”‚ “International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards‚ differing from other legal systems in that it concerns nations rather than private citizens. ...”‚ “A complex
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A multi national enterprise (MNE’s) is defined as a business‚ which owns or controls foreign subsidiaries in more than one country (Host nation). These are also called transnational corporations (TC’s). Multi national enterprises cover the entire spectrum of businesses‚ including manufacturing‚ agriculture‚ service provision and finance. These can be vast‚ well known companies or smaller specialist firms. There are three different types of MNE’s which all have different primary motives. Horizontally
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inception of NGOs the researchers tried to put this organization to multiple statuses ranging from alternative government‚ civil society as a third sector after state and market. The writer senses some coterie interest of political leaders of donor states‚ state bureaucrats‚ diplomats and researchers behind the promotion of NGOs as sovereign image. Having pointed that aspect he counselled for the deep study on the networks and
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The actual democratic states are the one which are also the welfare states. The states like Norway‚ Denmark and Finland are the welfare states. The people select the people who are going to lead the country and the people then work hard for the betterment of the people who select them. They work for the welfare of the people and take the leadership as a pure responsibility towards the state and towards the people as well. This article started a new debate in the corners of the country
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well as advantages. Ultimatley‚ the disadvantages and advantages all depend on the size of the state and nation. If there is a larger population‚ there is automatically a larger window of subjects that make it a go‚ and subjects that make it a no. Smaller populations tend to have a lower group to choose from. Together there are three branches‚ Unitary‚ Confederate‚ and Federal. In a unitary state system‚ it is a singular power. The unitary system has over half of the world‚ so that would definetly
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