In thinking about the consequences of globalisation, it is necessary to keep in mind that the same set of policies does not lead to the same results everywhere. While globalisation has led to similar economic policies adopted by governments in different parts of the world, this has generated vastly different outcomes in different parts of the world. It is again crucial to pay attention to specific context rather than make simple generalisations in this connection.

How does globalisation affect traditional conceptions of state sovereignty?

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How does globalisation affect traditional conceptions of state sovereignty?

There are at least three aspects that we need to consider when answering this question.At the most simple level, globalisation results in an erosion of state capacity, that is, the ability of government to do what they do.  The entry and the increased role of multinational companies all over the world lead to a reduction in the capacity of governments to take decisions on their own. At the same time, globalisation does not always reduce state capacity. The primacy of the state continues to be the unchallenged basis of the political community.  The state continues to discharge its essential functions (law and order, national security) and consciously withdraws from certain domains from which it wishes to. States continue to be important. in some respects, state capacity has received a boost as a consequence of globalisation, with enhanced technologies available at the disposal of the state to collect information about its citizens. With this information, the state is better able to rule, not less able. Thus, states become more powerful than they were earlier as an outcome of the new technology.