{"id":5698,"date":"2020-01-17T19:48:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T14:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=5698"},"modified":"2020-01-17T19:48:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T14:18:24","slug":"discuss-the-impact-of-increasing-globalization-on-nation-states-and-national-identities-in-current-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/discuss-the-impact-of-increasing-globalization-on-nation-states-and-national-identities-in-current-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Discuss the impact of increasing globalization on \u2018nation-states\u2019 and \u2018national identities\u2019, in current times."},"content":{"rendered":"

Relevance: Sociology paper I\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Model Answer:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A number of contemporary sociologists claim that a process of globalization <\/strong>has been taking place. Globalization refers to increasing \u2018inter connectedness\u2019 <\/strong>of societies. In this process, it is argued that national boundaries are becoming less significant in social life. Communication systems <\/strong>such as \u2018satellite TV\u2019 transcend such boundaries, travel gives individuals a less localized view of the world, and International organizations <\/strong>such as the UN and the EU also reduce the importance of nation states.<\/p>\n

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Statehood is objective, whereas nationhood is subjective. Nation- states<\/strong>, bound people together within a defined territory. Nationalism is the growth of feeling of oneness among people belonging to a nation state. According to McCrone<\/strong>, the \u2018ideology of nationalism\u2019 \u2013 that people should have a nation-\u00a0 state to which they belong \u2013 has never been stronger. In some ways the power and importance of nation states have been undermined by globalization and by supranational bodies <\/strong>such as the European Union, however nationalism has survived and prospered because it is a flexible, adaptable ideology<\/strong>. As societies undergo rapid change and there is more confusion and fluidity over identity , nationalism can be an effective ideology <\/strong>for uniting groups of people.<\/p>\n

Nations ,though , have \u2018less economic power\u2019 of their own than they used to have, as a result of the spread of the global marketplace<\/strong>, yet it would not be accurate to say that we are witnessing the end of the nation-state.<\/p>\n

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In some ways, the opposite is the case, today as every country in the world is a \u2018nation-state\u2019 or aspires to be one ,and the nation-state has become a universal political form<\/strong>. There are actually far more sovereign nation -states in the world today than there were about twenty years ago.<\/p>\n

National identities <\/strong>are socially created. According to Kenichi Ohmae<\/strong>, as a result of globalization we increasingly live in a \u2018borderless world\u2019 <\/strong>in which \u2018national identity\u2019 is becoming weaker. However , another thread of argument is that as globalization progresses, people often react by \u2018reviving local identities\u2019<\/strong>, in an effort to achieve security in a rapidly changing world.<\/p>\n

According to , Andrew Pilkington, <\/strong>national identities have over a period of time become pervasive. However, one of the most significant factors affecting \u2018national identity\u2019 in recent times has been globalization. Globalization, however produces contradictory <\/strong>results affecting \u2018national identities\u2019. It can lead to \u2018cultural homogenization\u2019, <\/strong>ex, people in most countries in the world now drink Coca-Cola and watch films made in Hollywood. But there is also an increasing \u2018fascination with difference\u2019 <\/strong>so that \u2018ethnically distinctive products\u2019 <\/strong>are also now available around the world.<\/p>\n

He further argues that globalization create \u2018conflicting pressures\u2019 between centralization <\/strong>and decentralization. <\/strong>Whereas ,the powers of some business organizations , multinational corporations and political units(transnational organizations like UN,EU,WTO) ,become more concentrated, on the other hand there is pressure for \u2018decentralization\u2019 too. Pilkington, is of the opinion that globalization creates a \u2018dual threat to national identity\u2019<\/strong>. Centralization creates \u2018pressures from above\u2019(increasing concentration of powers in WTO, EU) and decentralization creates pressures from below, through the strengthening of \u2018ethnic minority identities\u2019.<\/p>\n

Therefore , according to Pilkington, response to globalization, which is a healthier one, is to accept that there are \u2018multiple identities\u2019<\/strong>. For eg., in the context of British society ,to argue that it is possible to be British, English and European all at the same time. There is evidence of this approach in the new \u2018hybrid<\/strong> identities\u2019 <\/strong>of ethnic minority groups in the UK, whose identities merge \u2018different cultures.\u2019<\/p>\n

It can therefore , be argued that in the wake of increasing globalization , \u2018nationalism\u2019 still is an important feature of social life , which shows little sign of becoming less important. In fact ,it has been argued that there has been a great resurgence of nationalism <\/strong>in recent decades and individuals usually seem to \u2018identify\u2019 <\/strong>more with their nation that with any other grouping. As national identities , are socially created , there is always the possibility of them changing ,as a result of social change in society and it has responded variedly to forces of globalization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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