Hyper Globalism Essay

There has been a long debate whether globalization is undermining the monopoly of local power of a sovereign state. This debate is due to the fact that the term globalization itself is subjective and broad. There are two distinct approaches in this debate. Hyper globalists argue that the demise of the state sovereignty is the product of globalization. On the other hand, sceptics reject the idea of the “globaloney” of the globalization: they emphasize on the importance of the sovereign state in the international politics (McGrew, 2011). This essay examines the arguments which justify the hyper globalists’ position. We will firstly define the terms globalization and sovereignty. Secondly, we will pinpoint on which aspects of the sovereign state has been undermined by the process of globalization. Then , we will conclude by analysing the various strategies a state can implement to respond to the globalization challenges.

Firstly we need to define “state sovereignty”. Therefore, we will be relying on the Westephelian notion of the term. “Westphelian sovereignty located supreme legal and political authority within territorially determined states” (McGrew, 2001). The Westphelian notion emphasises on the territorial borders and the concept of sovereign ruling. The leaders have the full authority over their own issues; however, it is consent that no ruler has the right to intervene in the affairs of other sovereign states. Moreover, the notion emphasizes that there is no legal and political authority beyond the state (Ritzer, 2010). This approach to state sovereignty will help us to analyse if globalization is bringing demise to the state sovereignty.

One approach to globalization is that it is “simply the widening, deepening, and s...

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...oreign policy can mainly be labelled as “fear”. The fear for being a European- English country located in the Asia Pacific.

To conclude, the world is now constituted of more than 190 states which are mainly independent on actors ranging from multinational corporations to non-governmental organizations, from terrorist groups to drug deals, from regional to international institutions. Nowadays, the monopoly of power of a certain sovereign state is being influenced by a larger international community. Political, social, and economic factors known to erode the concept of state sovereignty such as the spread of transnational ideas, spread of technology, economic dependency etc... Finally, a state should create a well-balanced policy or strategy to respond to the challenges of globalization. The policy should fulfil the state national interest, and its people will.