Theories of integration (political integration)
Shortly: What is a state?
“An ideology is a more or less coherent set of ideas that provides the basis for organized political action, whether this is intended to preserve, modify or overthrow the existing system of power.All ideologies therefore:
a) offer an account of the existing order, usually in the form of a ‘world-view’,
b) advance a model of a desired future, a vision of the ‘good society’, and
c) explain how political change can and should be brought about – how to get from a) to b)” (Heywood, 2012, p.11)