Hollowing out of the Ukrainian state? Consequences of Ukraine’s pro-European direction
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2008-06
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The central question of this master thesis is: “What is the influence of the pro-European direction of Ukraine
on the power of the Ukrainian national state?”
This question is answered by first exploring the scientific debate about the role of the national state,
which is very much at the front of the broader current debate in human geography. Following this
debate, the conclusion can be drawn that the last decennia the role of national states is changing.
Glocalisation is a term that indicates such changes. In this thesis, I explore the national state of
Ukraine in relation to this theme. Two weaknesses arise when the concept of glocalisation is used as
an analytical tool.
The first one has to do with the thought that glocalisation implies a hollowing out of the
national state. However, national governance can be quite necessary and important in processes
related to glocalisation.
The second weakness I highlight is that the concept of glocalisation is missing the ‘identity
function’ of a national state. Glocalisation is more focused on economic processes than on
sociological issues. The case of Ukraine illustrates the importance of this identity-argument extremely
well. The country can roughly be divided into two groups; one which is Europe-oriented and one
which is Russia-oriented.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen