The Importance of Internal Pacification in the Development of Nation States: How the Internal Pacification Was Achieved and What Were Its Limitations?

Rasheed Masood Khan

doi:10.22151/politikon.30.5

Authors

Rasheed Masood Khan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.30.5

Keywords:

traditional states, internal pacification, nation states, welfare states, security and sovereignty

Abstract

The traditional states of the world are in a fix to settle their disputes and issues internally and externally, ultimately becoming bone of contentions in their respective regions. The western world particularly the European states turned out to be more progressive and composed internally and externally and are termed as proper Nation States in the very recent times. This paper is contextualized mainly in the concrete concepts of famous political sociologists; Anthony Giddens (1985) and James Scott (2009) who drained their ideas from the discussions of various towering Nation-State Theorists like Max Weber, Karl Deutsche, Norbert Alias and Eric Hobsbawm and others]. The focus tilts from pure political-scientist or any other perspective to a more political-sociologist perspective of the development of nation state, laying an impetus on the importance of elements of ‘Internal Pacification’ as the major factor behind the abrupt emergence and transformation of traditional states into Nation States resulting in enhancement of the capabilities of states, hence making them; (i) more sovereign internally and internationally, (ii) more peaceful and secure, (iii) proactive towards development, and finally (iv) turning them up as welfare states delivering best public services. The paper will also spotlight the steps towards achievement of Internal Pacification and the limitations of Internal Pacification in this whole transformation process of states.

Author Biography

Rasheed Masood Khan

Rasheed Masood Khan, 35 from Quetta (Pakistan) is a permanent civil servant working with Government of Pakistan since 2002. He received his first Masters of Arts in International Relations, 2009 from Pakistan, where as his second Masters was in Governance and Public Policy from University of Passau, Germany in 2013. He has a long experience in Civil Service of Pakistan and also achieved the Meritorious Services State Servant Award, 2011 by Government of Pakistan in the field of Public Service. His educational interests include; International Politics, International Law, Political Philosophy, Development Studies, Governance-including the Global and Local Governance, Policy Processes, Policy Analysis, Social Policy and modern trends of Public Policy. He has also availed many international courses/trainings/certifications from different countries like; Italy, China, Siri-Lanka, Germany, Czech Republic, Montenegro and Pakistan.