Concept information
Preferred term
state (political science)
Definition
- The state is a set of institutions and agencies that has the authority to define and enforce collectively binding decisions on members of a society in the name of their common interest or general will. As noted by Max Weber, the state is distinct from other political entities by its system of legitimate domination based on rational-legal authority. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; State]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/state_(political_science)
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