The Politics of State Formation: Statehood as an Expression of Power
The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which power not only manifests itself in the politics of statehood, but also defines what it is to be a state. The role of power can either be supportive or marginalising in relation to an entity's claim to statehood. Moreover, power in itself can be identified in various forms and facets. What forms of power catalyse state formation, and
