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State-Nation as opposed to Nation State means: |
Socially and culturally diverse countries being together All states collectively rule the nation The centre rules over the states All languages, ethnicities, religions and individual entities can co-exist peacefully and cooperatively in a single state |
All languages, ethnicities, religions and individual entities can co-exist peacefully and cooperatively in a single state |
An alternative to the nation-state, then, is the “state nation”, where various “nations”— be they ethnic, religious, linguistic or indigenous identities— can coexist peacefully and cooperatively in a single state polity. |
