POS 335:Milestone 1

State or Stateless Societies Student Full Name Institutional Affiliation Course Full Title Instructor Full Name Due date State or Stateless Societies Human civilizations have long discussed this issue of scrutinizing forms of governance to determine which is best for the individual's well-being. State and stateless societies have long been at the core of this discussion. State Society A State Society is one in which a centralized government draws power or authority over its citizens, maintains law and order, and provides them with services. It ensures stability and continuity through hereditary succession. It guarantees stability and continuity through heredity of succession, which can favor maintaining order (Hobbes, n.d.). However, the divine theory often results in unaccountable and authoritarian rule. The lack of balance in the system can lead to oppression and neglect of the populace's needs. Furthermore, a state society provides security and averts anarchy in a state of nature. Individuals consent to hand their liberty to a governing body to end this never-ending conflict. Hobbes famously describes this sovereign as a Leviathan, a powerful entity to which individuals are said to consent to avoid mutual self-destruction (Hobbes,...