| In the homogenizing nation-state, justice and majority rule could for some time be perceived as one and the same. |
| The main focus of the public authorities in their economic development programmes is still often the nation-state framework. |
| In contrast, the approach of Tehran's realists is conditioned by the requirements of the nation-state and its demands for stability. |
| The central idea remains, however, that cultures and societies do not necessarily overlap with the boundaries of the nation-state. |
| Another central issue is treating the regions as a reference unit for cohesion policy tasks and not nation-state criteria. |
| The second factor behind the creation of a new concept of school was the emergence of the nation-state. |
