State and sovereignty in the perspective of regional integration

Authors

  • Juliano Alves Lopes Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Keywords:

State, Globalization, Regional integration, Transition.

Abstract

This research discuss the necessity of reevaluating the State model conceived by modernity and its fundamental attributes, with special attention to the sovereignty element, in face of the demands presented by the globalization and regional integration phenomenon. It aims analyzing, comparatively, the main contextual elements and structural modifications that constitute the contemporary system of social relations in order to stress out some of the tendencies involving the conception of a possible new State model from the scenario of uncertainties characteristic of the present period of transition.

Author Biography

Juliano Alves Lopes, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Estudante de Direito da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul e de História da Arte da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Published

2011-06-20

Issue

Section

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