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Discuss the effects of Globalization on the roles of the states

Answer 1

In our ever modernizing planet, globalization is compressing the world through changes in the ‘spatial organisation of social relations and transactions creating transcontinental and interregional flows and networks’ (Held et al 1999: 16). Hyperglobalists believe that globalization has made the state superfluous (Heywood, 2007: 103) while others believe it is ‘globaloney’ and has had no effect on the state’s role whatsoever (Brown & Ainley, 2009: 177): the most likely option is between the two, that globalization has changed the role of the state to some extent. The original state role was created from the Westphalian Model, portraying the state as the highest power with complete sovereignty, with an internal role to provide to and govern for the people of the state and an external role as an actor in world politics; the current role of the state is different politically, socially, technologically and economically.

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Answer 2

Answer:

In our ever modernizing planet, globalization is compressing the world through changes in the ‘spatial organisation of social relations and transactions creating transcontinental and interregional flows and networks’ (Held et al 1999: 16). Hyperglobalists believe that globalization has made the state superfluous (Heywood, 2007: 103) while others believe it is ‘globaloney’ and has had no effect on the state’s role whatsoever (Brown & Ainley, 2009: 177): the most likely option is between the two, that globalization has changed the role of the state to some extent. The original state role was created from the Westphalian Model, portraying the state as the highest power with complete sovereignty, with an internal role to provide to and govern for the people of the state and an external role as an actor in world politics; the current role of the state is different politically, socially, technologically and economically.

Explanation:

Globalization has changed the role of the state politically because of strengthened interstate relationships and dependence on one another. States were created to be sovereign but now, due to globalization, often give their sovereignty away to ‘pooling’.