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Is absolute state sovereignty still tenable for the modern nation-state?

Asked 3 times · 2 years · International Relations · Political Science
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (3)PositionsSame themeHas the United Nations been sidelined as guarantor of international peace and security?Does WTO-led economic globalisation benefit or exploit developing countries like Pakistan?Is globalisation irreversible, or is nationalist backlash reasserting state control over economies?
+2 moreDoes international law effectively constrain the conduct of powerful states?Does an emerging multipolar order create more opportunity or risk for Pakistan?

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Examiners want: Hobbesian absolute sovereignty, limits in the modern state, internal challenges like secessionist referendums, arguments on both sides

The questions

2023
PMS · Political Science · Question

Hobbes is in favour of Absolute Sovereignty. Give arguments.

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2017
CSS · International Relations · Critically analyse

The nation-state system is in a flux with an independence referendum in Scotland and another projected for Catalonia in September 2017. Critically evaluate reasons as to why the modern nation-state in Europe faces internal challenges to its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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2017
PMS · Political Science · Discuss

The rise of Modern Sovereign State negates the concept of Absolute sovereignty. Discuss.

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