The State Is Where the Power Is

The State Is Where the Power Is

       The reasons why Lisa Brush argues that the states are where the power can be analyzed from two aspects: the function of power to domestic and to overseas. No matter domestic or overseas, the power of a state is the basic safeguard to regulate the behaviors of citizens and social politics. 

       First and foremost, the power of the state means the coerciveness in domestic. On one hand, the law and regulations established by the legislation department are the lowest and foundation for the citizens to value and restrain their behaviors. The coerciveness reflected from the punishment system which means a person breaks the law; he or she must receive the relevant punishment according to the law of the states. On the other hand, on the matter in capitalist countries or socialist country, the freedom and the rights of the citizens should be taken responsibility by the states. However, the power of the States is the most significant factor to maintain the freedom of individuals because the law is the scope of freedom.

       Moreover, the power of the state still reflected from the social politics. “States and Social politics are gendered. That is, states and social politics reproduced, and are inflected with, masculinity and femininity as a different and unequal market of power.” (Brush 1996 12) The policies and regulations established by the departments of states will influence the rights and social condition of feminist. The state is the collection of power which determines the social structure and the gender equality. Besides, the social politics could influence the military power, politics power, scientific and technological strength and so on. Still, the social politics and the gender equality are a mutual influence. Female increasingly has the right in politics; the decisions which benefit for women will be produced. However, it is the state that has the power to choose make or female.

       Obviously, the state is where the power is. No one will deny that is a country loses its power; it cannot be regarded as a state.