The Development of the Concept of the Nation States’ Sovereignty in the 21st Century

Abstract

The nation states, as against entities through centuries with a primus inter pares viewpoint, from the second half of the 20th century started an “offensive”, which is considered successful. As a result, almost an unplottable number of authors talk about the erosion, fading or even disappearance of the traditional (nation) state sovereignty – although state theoretical writings from available premises, which were born in the “postmodern” era, were often in contrast with each other, and drew different conclusions. Today, we cannot absolutely claim without any doubt, that the sole depository of supreme power would be the state, as the changed catalogue of sovereignty-tickets is maximum exemplar, and it can only be defined with an ever-changing nature. From the last quarter of 20th century globalization, regionalization and deregulatory trends corroded the traditional conception and construction fundamentally. As monetarist and neo-liberal doctrines became dominant, the states went to the “periphery” compared to their previous viewpoint. These trends announced the primacy of market trends, drastic reduction of economic and social intervention, and the need for international economic integration. Due to the prominence of the global regulatory authorities (IMF, World Bank, WTO, OECD) in parallel with the increasing influence of transnational corporations, the traditional sovereignty of nation states has become increasingly plastic.