Three principal positions on political globalisation: Difference between revisions
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came to life during the second stage of the globalisation debate. They disagree with both the schools, saying that national governments must alter their roles and functions in a globalised world. A significant reconfiguration of power, authority and legitimacy of the national state is taking place as a consequence. The national state loses none of its importance, as claimed by the globalists, but its power does not simply grow, as claimed by the internationalists. It must adapt to the new contexts in which its power and sovereignty are shared with many other public and private institutions. That is manifested, for example, by the surrendering of certain authorities and part of the sovereignty to the supranational level (such as the EU) on the one hand, and by decentralisation on the other hand. | came to life during the second stage of the globalisation debate. They disagree with both the schools, saying that national governments must alter their roles and functions in a globalised world. A significant reconfiguration of power, authority and legitimacy of the national state is taking place as a consequence. The national state loses none of its importance, as claimed by the globalists, but its power does not simply grow, as claimed by the internationalists. It must adapt to the new contexts in which its power and sovereignty are shared with many other public and private institutions. That is manifested, for example, by the surrendering of certain authorities and part of the sovereignty to the supranational level (such as the EU) on the one hand, and by decentralisation on the other hand. | ||
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