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'The state continues to be the most important political community in the world today.' In the past the state has been viewed as the most powerful political community in our understanding of the world political map, but today many factors threaten to change the nature and organization of the state. Politics in entering a new era spurred on by the collapse of the bi-polar world at the end of the Cold War. Power balances have altered as a result of emerging global forces and ideas of identity and difference have now become key considerations in state policy making. The hegemony of the contemporary state is threatened by the emergence of ethnic groups and minorities who are becoming increasingly influential in their calls for autonomy. Growing regionalism and devolution is another significant factor which needs to be explored and offers part of the explanation for fears that state power is retreating. These...

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