GAIC: Nation, State, and Nation-State (September 29)

1. "The State", chapter summary from "Essentials of International Relations" by Karen Mingst

2. "Vlog #29 - Nations, States, and Nation-States" by nerdwriter1

3. "The Difference Between the State and the Government" by PolakFury

4. Pages 29-36 of the textbook.
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Activity: Create a new country by getting into your teams, and creating a flag, a national slogan, and a national history, and then locating yourselves in the map, in the land you believe should be yours. E-mail the information in a PowerPoint presentation to the professor.

1. Flag: Flag design app

2. National slogan: Canva

3. National history: Plot Generator

4. National anthem: Choose an existing song

5. Location:

(Source: Planet Map Generator)

Now make the following decisions, and wait for instructions.

6. Key decisions

• How are decisions made? Monarchy, Republic, Democracy, Socialist regime, Oligarchy?
• Who is responsible for consequences? Leaders? Citizens? Foreigners?
• Who is part of the country? (Just original members, immigrants, refugees, etc)
• What will be produced? (Decide on a resource you will exchange)
• Will you be defensive or ofensive? (How will you react to internal and external threats?)