In Defense of the Nation-State and Imagined Community

GEC103 REPORTING

1. a). IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION-STATE b). IMAGINED COMMUNITY

2. IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION-STATE

3. 3 The nation-state continues to be the major player on the global stage (Gilpin 2001). It retains at least some power in the face of globalization (Conley 2002: 378-99). Nation-States vary greatly in their efficacy in the face of globalization (Mann 2007: 472-96). The rumors of the demise of the nation-state are greatly exaggerated.

4. “ Daniel Beland argues that the role of the state is enduring – and even increasing – in advanced industrial societies”(Beland 2008:48). He sees greater demands being placed on the state because of four major sources of collective insecurity: 4

5. TERRORISM 1

6. ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION

7. THREATS TO THE NATIONAL IDENTITY DUE TO IMMIGRATION

8. THE SPREAD OF GLOBAL DISEASE

9. The state does not merely respond to these threats , it may actually find it in its interest to exaggerate or even create dangers and thereby make its citizens more insecure ( Glassner 2000). 9

10. “IMAGINED COMMUNITY”

11. Benedict Richard O’Gorman Anderson Was an Anglo-Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the united states. He is best known for his 1983 book, “ Imagined Communities ”, which explored the origins of nationalism. He defines the nation as “an imagined political community”. 11

12. Anderson attributes four characteristics to an imagined nation: 12 IMAGINED LIMITED SOVEREIGN COMMUNITY

13. PRINT CAPITALISM Anderson proposed the theory of Print Capitalism in 1983. This theory proposes that the business of printing first fueled the rise of nation-states and nationalism in 15 th century Europe. 13

14. Anderson argues that the transformation in concept of time can be well understood through “the modern novel and the newspaper”. 14

15. PRINT LANGUAGES In the mid-15 th century, Johannes Gutenberg developed a moveable-type printing press, which made it possible to print quickly and affordably. 15