In the Nature of Modern State-To an Organizational Approach

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Ata  Anbarani ¹ (Department of political science,faculty of law,theology and political science,Islamic Azad university, branch of research and science, Tehran,Iran.)
Alireza  Azghandi ² (Professor and Faculty member/ Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of tehhran)
محسن  مدیر شانه چی ³ (دانشیار گروه علوم سیاسی، دانشکده حقوق و علوم سیاسی و زبان‌های خارجه، واحد مشهد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، مشهد، ایران)
صادق  زیبا کلام مفرد ⁴ (استاد گروه علوم سیاسی، دانشکده حقوق، الهیات و علوم سیاسی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران)

Received: 2018-06-07 Accepted : 2018-07-12 Published : 2018-06-22

Keywords: Bureaucracy, sovereignty, Modern State, Legitimacy, Territoriality,

Abstract :

The goal of this article is approaching to a touchable theoretical framework of modern state. The question is that by what kinds of approach the modern state could be studied and investigated. Besides, what are the bases and traits of modern state. In other words by which theoretical traits the modern state could be recognized better. The author, while giving a short introduction of macro views of modern state, knows the Organizational Approach as the most suitable view for defining the state; because it is free from the deficiencies of other approaches. The method used in this study is historical, descriptive, analytical and comparative. This study while referring to the historical development of modern state in the frame of absolutist state by laying on theoretical framework got from the ideas of Weber, Pierson and Morris, emphasis on the fact that modern state should be investigated as a political organization, so by defining its parts, the nature of modern state( basis, function, nature and traits) could be recognized, and the complexities and ambiguities on the way of defining the state could be reduced.