Rosenau's Argument Essay
Though Rosenau missed and left out many critical points in his chapter, he did successful interpret many shifts. Primarily, his understanding that power is shifting away from the state, and towards the individual is an undeniable truth. Like Rosenau, Zacher made a similar statement that in the decline of the Westphalian system of states, power is shifting away from the state and towards cities and corporations. Many cities and corporations, like Los Angeles and Walmart, are larger than certain countries around the world, so this power shift is not surprising. Rosenau’s argument that citizens can gain power by coming together holds weight, especially considering that a group of citizens in cities such as Los Angeles might have more power than