The state is the obvious default mode for provision of safety and wellbeing for their citizens. But we know that many states for any number of reasons have difficulties fulfilling this expectation. Below you will have a chance to explain in what contexts and for what reasons states fail to do this. Likewise, you will have a chance to compare whether and to what extent intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are able to act as a substitute provider of citizen safety and security.
INSTRUCTIONS
Compose a 5–7 page research-based essay response to the prompt below dealing mainly with Mingst and McKibben: Chapter 5 on the State and the Tools of Statecraft, and Chapter 9 on the Intergovernmental and Nongovernmental Organizations. Compose and submit your response in a single Word document. The assignment must be in current APA format. (Please see chapters attached)
Essay Theme: Justifications for the State as an Agent of citizen security and well-being—Limits
& Possibilities
& Possibilities
1. With clear writing and examples, compare the sovereign state’s ability to provide safety and security for its peoples to the ability of more transnational intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations (i.e. UN, INGOs, etc.), regional collectives (i.e.,EU, NATO, ASEAN, etc. ), and regional ethno-separatist groups (i.e., Iraqi Kurds, etc.) to do so.
2. Acknowledging that States formally recognized by most other States enjoy legitimacy as sovereign actors, explain the limits and possibilities of sovereignty as a factor in producing safety and security for citizens.
3. On what moral, practical, or historical basis would you assess the limits and possibilities of justification for the State as we know it today, and what factors might diminish such justification today? Please feel free to use biblical and extra-biblical resources to frame or enhance your analysis.
4. Caution: Do not use American or Western European models for comparison, since we know this group is able to provide higher standards of safety and security for their citizens than many if not most developing nations. Students often mistakenly apply language of good government generically as if universally applicable.
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