How Have New Technologies Such as Facebook and Cell Phones

question 55

Multiple Choice

How have new technologies such as Facebook and cell phones influenced the role of the state in the international system?

• A) They have challenged state sovereignty by facilitating the organization of transnational movements that challenge the authority of the state.
• B) They reinforce state sovereignty because they facilitate communication,which makes it easier for states to exert control over their citizens.
• C) They reinforce state sovereignty because they have allowed the spread of Western values and ideas,which focus on the primacy of state sovereignty.
• D) They have not had any real effect on state sovereignty.

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