LECTURE 2

Nation-states, globalization, regional development

 

Students were divided in two groups. Members of the first group were asked to gather arguments in favor of the nation state, while the second group argued in favor of globalization. The outcome of the debate was a deeper understanding of the intrinsic link between the structures of contemporary nation state and the current trends associated with the globalization process.  Instead the initial underlining assumption of an opposition between nation state and globalization,   at the end of the debate students were able to view the relation between the two concepts complementarily, rather than in terms of contradiction. The main conclusion drawn from the debate was that in order to be effective politically and institutionally, globalization should be implemented taking into account the national and cultural peculiarities of each nation state.

 

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