Modern State, National Army, and Conscription
Subject Areas : Research in Theoritical Politics
1 - Associate Professor of Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Keywords: modern state national army conscription national sovereignty nationalism,
Abstract :
National armies, and conscription are institutions that established by nation-state. Because the state’s claim on exclusive dominatation over and the legitimate use of force in a specific territory required formation of military institutions, i.e. national army, and conscription. This link was established through the legal- theoretical foundations of the state, i.e. national sovereignty, and nationalism. In this context, nation served as a source of human forces to military organizations, and conscription, which in turn helped strengthen and stabilize the modern state.
