Part one of term paper
The theories behind the nation and the state are key ideas involved in the academic discipline of international relations. The nation and state refer to different aspects of the international society we live in. However they are often confused and interchanged. The main confusion derives from them being wrongly defined. Although they are two ...

Part two of term paper
... interests. Joined along together with a common economic life and a common political base. However each criteria can exist in different forms and extremes. Members of a nation have a unity that is not merely legal, they form a nation due to collective experiences which are often rooted in history. Anthony Smith states that “to say that the modern world is a world of nations is to describe both a reality and an aspiration.” A common language is essential for all members to communicate thus th ...