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The state is a product of history, and must be understood as such. | The state is a product of history, and must be understood as such. | ||
=== Sovereignty === | |||
The state doesn't answer to anyone other than itself. | |||
=== Monopoly On Legitimate Violence === | |||
This includes the threat of violence also. | |||
=== Bureaucracy === | |||
On a scale never seen before in human history and civilization. | |||
=== Production of the Citizen === | |||
Citizenship is a peculiar thing when you think about it. | |||
== Further Reading == | |||
The Impossible State. | |||
Revision as of 23:28, 10 April 2020
Origin, history, and properties of the modern state.
Properties
As identified by Wael Hallaq, the following are the essential form-properties of the modern state.
The State as a Historical Product
The state is a product of history, and must be understood as such.
Sovereignty
The state doesn't answer to anyone other than itself.
Monopoly On Legitimate Violence
This includes the threat of violence also.
Bureaucracy
On a scale never seen before in human history and civilization.
Production of the Citizen
Citizenship is a peculiar thing when you think about it.
Further Reading
The Impossible State.