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The future of the nation-state how the nation-state can find a way through digitalization
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- Lewan, Mats (author)
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- London : Taylor and Francis, 2019
- 2019
- English.
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In: Digital Transformation and Public Services. - London : Taylor and Francis. - 9781000690644 - 9780367333430 ; , s. 293-317
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- This chapter is an analysis of the future role of the nation-state in a digitalized world. Building on a framework called the innovation loop, developed by the author, this study considers societal evolution largely to be a continuous adaptation to changed conditions brought by innovations. The analysis traces the development of the modern nation-state in the perspective of major human inventions. It addresses the topic of globalization and the changing role of the nation-state, with less autonomy on one hand but with a new position in an increasingly interconnected world on the other. Based on the fundamental aspects of digitalization as a driving force for change, three fields where the nation-state needs to adapt are identified – efficiency of services, alternative providers of services, and the structure of the democratic process. The threat from supra-states, localism, and cosmopolitanism is also discussed, and the study concludes that the nation-state still has a future as an important component of an international governance system, if it keeps changing. However, the rule of law, the monopoly of coercive power, and the control over a physical territory ultimately give the nation-state a significant power, which can provide extended time for implementing the necessary change.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Media and Communications (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Border region
- Cross-border cooperation
- Border regions
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