WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF NATION-STATE IN GLOBALIZATION?

First, let us differentiate nation and state. State is more of a political and legal concept of a certain community or group of people while nation is the cultural concept. A certain country can have many nations within it because nation depends on the people sense of belonging due to same language, history, religion or tradition. While a state is a more concrete sense of community because it involves a certain territory and has a government. But nowadays, these two terms hold a more complex and interchangeable identity in the global world.

I think because of the world being more globalized many have lived out of their own boundaries. For example, if you watch America’s Best Dance Crew, you will notice that most of the contestants are not entirely Americans by appearance. Some of the contestants would even admit to living a different culture compared to what the Americans were used to. But they are still considered Americans based on citizenship, based on the law, because if not I think they will not be able to join that competition in the first place. The nation-state ideal has become visible all over the world especially in America. But you can still see a great indifference among people who are considered not physically or naturally Americans.
So from what I understand nation-state, deals with a group of people being identified as the citizen of the state by political and legal means not by heredity. Even though a person may look Asian but he is born Ameican, he is still considered American.

I think nation-state is one factor or result of globalization. Because people are becoming more connected and interrelated, people try to live outside their borders. Nowadays, it’s been easy for people to go to other places and live there and gain citizenship. That’s why it can be observed that nation-state is a phenomenon that just keeps growing and growing due to globalization. Maybe in the past, nation can be a similar term for state because then people belonging in a certain state also have the same language and culture. But now people who have different culture, history and language could live in the same state altogether.