States try to form nations within their borders (through symbols, education, ‘national interest,’ etc.).Ī nation is a group of people who see themselves as a cohesive and coherent unit based on shared cultural or historical criteria. Controls much information within its territory.Makes rules within its territory (law, regulations, taxes, citizenship, etc.).Controls money at national scale (prints currency collects taxes).Controls legitimate use of force within its territory.States monopolize certain functions within its territory (sovereign).Has a national bureaucracy staffed by government personnel (legal system, educational system, hierarchical governmental units, etc.).States have bureaucracies staffed by state’s own personnel.Is recognized by other countries (diplomatic recognition, passports, treaties, etc.).Defends and controls its territory within those borders.Sovereign or state as absolute ruler over territory.London: Routledge.Ī State is an independent, sovereign government exercising control over a certain spatially defined and bounded area, whose borders are usually clearly defined and internationally recognized by other states. Please begin by reading Chapter 4 of Flint, C.
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