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    Nation, State and State Nation

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    The document discusses concepts related to states and nations. It defines a state as a natural and necessary institution for humans to attain their needs and good life through a government that has a monopoly on violence over a given population and territory. A nation refers to a group of people who identify together based on shared culture, history, language or ethnicity. A nation-state combines these concepts by referring to a state inhabited by a nation that shares such common identities, though in reality nation and state borders often do not align perfectly due to colonial influences.

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    The document discusses concepts related to states and nations. It defines a state as a natural and necessary institution for humans to attain their needs and good life through a government that has a monopoly on violence over a given population and territory. A nation refers to a group of people who identify together based on shared culture, history, language or ethnicity. A nation-state combines these concepts by referring to a state inhabited by a nation that shares such common identities, though in reality nation and state borders often do not align perfectly due to colonial influences.

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    The document discusses concepts related to states and nations. It defines a state as a natural and necessary institution for humans to attain their needs and good life through a government that has a monopoly on violence over a given population and territory. A nation refers to a group of people who identify together based on shared culture, history, language or ethnicity. A nation-state combines these concepts by referring to a state inhabited by a nation that shares such common identities, though in reality nation and state borders often do not align perfectly due to colonial influences.

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    Nation, State and State Nation

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    The document discusses concepts related to states and nations. It defines a state as a natural and necessary institution for humans to attain their needs and good life through a government that has a monopoly on violence over a given population and territory. A nation refers to a group of people who identify together based on shared culture, history, language or ethnicity. A nation-state combines these concepts by referring to a state inhabited by a nation that shares such common identities, though in reality nation and state borders often do not align perfectly due to colonial influences.

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    State & nation: Element &

    Characteristics of state & nation

    CONCEPT OF STATE

    The central concern of political science is the state. It is a


    natural institution because it is rooted in the reality of human
    nature. The state is also a necessary institution because it is the
    means through which people can meet their necessities of life
    and strive for good life.

    DEFINATION OF STATE

    A systematic treatment of the nature of state began with the


    Greek philosophers. Man, Aristotle remarked, “is by nature a
    political being; it is his nature to live in a polis” wherein alone
    he could attain his highest moral nature. The state for Plato, as
    for Aristotle, existed for the purpose of seeking common good
    and moral perfection. To them, state was not merely a political
    association but it also served a religious community and
    socializing agency. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527 A.D.),
    viewed the man as a self-interested creature who has “perpetual
    and restless desire for power after power the ceases only in
    death.” For Marx, the state is the product of class
    contradictions and class struggle and is controlled by
    economical dominant class. To Max Weber, the state is a
    “human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of
    the legitimate use of physical violence in a given territory”.
    Robert Dahl, influenced by Weber, viewed the state as a
    collection of individuals occupying role positions and acting as a
    group of govern. Giddens defines the state as “a political
    organization whose rule is territorially ordered and which is able
    to mobilize the means of violence to sustain that rule.

    ELEMENT OF STATE
     Population
     Territory
     Government
     Sovereignty

    DEFINITION OF NATION

    The word “nation” is derived from the Latin word “nation”


    which means born. This gives the term a racial or ethnic
    meaning. In its original meaning, it signified the geographical
    origin of persons, their birthplace. A group of people may form
    a “nation” even in the absence of these objective factors. What is
    required for a nation is a sentiment of “belonging together” or
    simply like-mindedness. For example, the Swiss constitute a
    nation, although they do not speak the same language or profess
    a common language. On the other hand, Pakistanis and
    Bangladeshis profess the same religion but they claim separate
    nationhood.
    DEFINITION OF NATION STATE

    The word “nation-state” refers to a political institution that


    combines the concepts of nation with state. It refers to a state
    inhabited by people who identify themselves as a nation because
    of sharing culture, history, language, ethnicity or other factors.
    The structure of the nation-state system demands the promotion
    of its own interests to the exclusion of and, at times, at the cost
    of all others while there are cases where languages or religions
    tend to coincide with state borders, it is very rare to find nation-
    state in its true sense of the term. In Africa and Asia, the two do
    not generally coincide. This is due to the fact that the state
    boundaries were drawn by the departing colonial powers to suit
    their own interests. Thus, many nationalities reside in one state
    and inversely one nation has been divided into many states.

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