TRANSFORMATION OF THE TERM OF «NATIONAL INTERESTS» IN THEORIES AND CONCEPTS UNDER GLOBALIZATION

Abstract

Abstract. In the most widespread concepts of national interests and doctrines about it the
«national interests» term includes such two aspects as egocentrism and rational thinking. With
emergence of public policy and such collective entity as a nation when personalized model of
power in a form of monarchy was rejected understanding of interest as egocentrism gradually
was replaced by rational thinking.
National interests of a national state and state interests of multinational states in one way or
another should reflect the interests of every citizen. In this context we refer to the freedom of
choice in acceptable limits for a society. This freedom, along with other universal values conform
cultural, ideological and ultimately political essence of a state, thus reflecting its behavior
in international arena.
However, in XX century purely intrastate nature of national interests started being questioned
because of globalization processes. Scientists are discussing presence of so-called global interest
arising from universal values and goals of the existence of all mankind in it. For political scientists,
this aspect is especially important because global interest which is claimed to be
universal and eligible for any state in the world has some contradictory moments in this regard.
The reason for it is that great and powerful states of the world having the most substantial impact
on international community through regional, inter-regional and international associations
and international organizations are able to distribute their national interests to the global
interest rate thereby forcing them to other states. The latter may prevent realization of national
interests by less powerful states especially small ones.
Key words: national interest, state interest, rational interest, globalization, global interest