Stylized sovereignty

Statement: Sovereignty is heavily contested by existing states which view the survival of territorial sovereignty as vital to international order and many ethnic groups that see states as an obstacle to their own claims to sovereignty.

Question: How and why do ethnic claims to sovereignty arise?

Nuances: [...] the benefits ethnic groups perceive may accrue, and the implications for the international system and the emerging post-Westphalian international society.

"...sovereignty has become more stylized than practical."

To say that human rights groups fail at establishing a sovereign nation points towards humankind's push towards a consciousness free of not only nationalism, but also ethical pride. The Mayans predicted it.