Paradigmatic Shifts and the Emergence of the Modern Western Nation-State
Subject Areas : New theories, methodologies and approaches in political science
Saeed
Attar
1
(Associate Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Political Science and History, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran. )
Mohammad
kamalizadeh
2
(Assistant Professor of political science Institute for Humanities and Social Studies (IHSS). )
Keywords: Modern Nation-State, Western Civilization, Kuhn's Paradigm, Democracy, Freedom. ,
Abstract :
In this research, we aim to trace the various paths that ultimately led to the emergence of the modern nation-state and its implications in contemporary political structures worldwide. What we now recognize as the modern nation-state, which continues to exist in various forms of political systems, has its roots in ancient and gradual transformations in the West (Europe). These developments can be depicted as a paradigmatic narrative of the dialectic of needs and responses. This narrative begins with ancient Greece and its devotion to rationality and freedom, and continues along different paths, on the one hand, with modern evangelical traditions and the exploration of Roman legal structures, and on the other hand, by passing through historical, social, political, and economic contexts, the great Western powers (England, France, Germany, and the United States) have pursued different paths towards the emergence of the modern state. In retracing these various paths, we have utilized Kuhn's paradigmatic approach.
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