nd the development of intra and international bodies since the end of the second world war. Secondly the growth of power in the private sector (civil society). In the last decade we have seen national boundaries become increasingly porous as societies are seemed to intermingle privately.
             "Nations have lost most of the sovereignty they once had, and politicians have lost most of their capability to influence events". (Giddens, 'The Reith Lectures')
             The state is no longer civil society's only window into the wider world. It is this refreshing development in human interaction which has coined the term 'globalisation'. The movement of bureaucratic political activity into the international realm and the increase in autonomy given to civil society and the individual has indeed sapped the power and influence which the state holds over civil society.
             How this has happened and the extent to which globalisation could affect the role of the state are the crucial underlying questions to the essay title.
             Since the end of the second world war levels of political and economic cohesion have increased dramatically. In the aftermath of the bloodshed various global bodies came together, many of which are still present today. Such examples of these include the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations (UN). On top of these global bodies various intra-national (or regional) communities such as the European Union (EU), the Organisation of Political and Economic Co-operation (OPEC) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to name but a few. These public bodies seemed to have occurred for two reasons. Firstly, to control import/export levels and exchange rates, thus promoting economic stability on either a regional or global level, for example the IMF. Secondly, to push for world peace and the legitimise and enforce human rights, for ins...