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This 12 page paper considers how the growing influence of globalization may impact on individual nations sovereignty. The writer argues that the globalisation may support sovereignty, whilst undermining it and eroding it at the same time. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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and social environment. The current model is one of hegemony; Americanisation is seen everywhere, cultures are changing. Anti-capitalists argue that this is destroying local cultures, changing the world and the
perspective with which the poorer nations are seen. However, it is not only cultures that are changing, the political landscape is also changing. This raises issues concerning nations states and
sovereignty. With greater power concentrated in international organisations, either governmental or non governmental, there are increasing pressures placed on nation states, and we may argue that this reduces the sovereign
power of a nation state. However, in looking at this we may also argue that globalisation has also increased information flow and may also be used by nation states to
increase the potency of their sovereignty. To begin the discussion we need to consider what we mean by sovereignty. It is only after we have considered this we may
then consider the impact that globalisation may have. A nation state is seen both internally and externally. This is how it gains power, those inside the nations, in a democracy
will grant the nations power through elections. However, elections are not the only source of power. By definition sovereignty is the "Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a
sovereign or sovereign state" (Dictoinary.com, 2002). This is granted to the state, or to the monarchy which may be in addition to the state, this may occur in many of
the democratic countries that also have a monarchy, such as the US, Norway, Spain or even Thailand. The internal power may be seen as a reflection of nationalism and/or loyalty.
Individuals have traditionally been self dividing divided into different groups based on different aspects. The country in which the individual lives
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