The Nation-State in Question
Published on 12. October 2003
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-691-11508-5 (ISBN)
Description
Has globalization forever undermined the state as the mighty guarantor of public welfare and security? In the 1990s, the prevailing and even hopeful view was that it had. The euphoria did not last long. Today the "return of the state" is increasingly being discussed as a desirable reality. This book is the first to bring together a group of prominent scholars from comparative politics, international relations, and sociology to systematically reassess - through a historical lens that moves beyond the standard focus on the West - state-society relations and state power at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The contributors examine the sources and forms of state power in light of a range of welfare and security needs in order to tell us what states can do today. They assess the extent to which international social forces affect states, and the capacity of states to adapt in specific issue areas. Their striking conclusion is that states have continued to be pivotal in diverse areas such as nationalism, national security, multiculturalism, taxation, and industrial relations.
Offering rich insights on the changing contours of state power, "The Nation-State in Question" will be of interest to social scientists, students, and policymakers alike. John Hall's introduction is followed by chapters by Peter Baldwin, John Campbell, Francesco Duina, Grzegorz Ekiert, Jeffrey Herbst, Christopher Hood, Anatoly Khazanov, Brendan O'Leary, T. V. Paul, Bernard Yack, Rudra Sil, and Minxin Pei. The conclusion is by John Ikenberry.
Offering rich insights on the changing contours of state power, "The Nation-State in Question" will be of interest to social scientists, students, and policymakers alike. John Hall's introduction is followed by chapters by Peter Baldwin, John Campbell, Francesco Duina, Grzegorz Ekiert, Jeffrey Herbst, Christopher Hood, Anatoly Khazanov, Brendan O'Leary, T. V. Paul, Bernard Yack, Rudra Sil, and Minxin Pei. The conclusion is by John Ikenberry.
Reviews / Votes
This impressive volume brings together political scientists and sociologists to assess what effects globalization has had on the state ... backed up by an unusually comprehensive collection of historical and comparative research on economic and security issues in the advanced industrial and developing worlds. -- Sheri Berman Foreign Affairs The collection's unifying theme is ... the importance of nation-states within a context of globalization. This, apart from the merit of its individual contributions, is a major reason to welcome the publication of this fine edited collection. -- Daniel Chernilo Contemporary Sociology The Nation-State in Question is an important addition to a growing literature critical of the view that unrelenting globalization has begun to limit state authority across a series of domains and might ultimately lead to the withering away to the state. The contributors to the book are unanimous in their view that the state has been the central organizational expression of modernity, and will continue be the dominant form of political organization for the foreseeable future. -- Richard Ned Lebow International History Review The Nation State in Question is an excellent book that I would recommend to all students of contemporary politics. In particular, I would like to see students of globalization read this collection... The essays in this volume are original and interesting. -- Paul Hamilton International Journal The book brings together a very capable group of scholars from the fields of international relations and comparative politics...[T]he principal contribution of this volume, which deserves a wide readership, lies in the combination of theoretical insight and in-depth analysis of policy areas. -- Malte Pehl Journal of Peace ResearchMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
7 Abbildungen, 20 Tabellen
7 line illus. 20 tables.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-11508-5 (9780691115085)
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Other editions
Additional editions
T.V. Paul | G. John Ikenberry | John A. Hall
The Nation-State in Question
E-Book
12/2020
1st Edition
Princeton University Press
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Persons
T. V. Paul, Professor of Political Science at McGill University, has published six books including "India in the World Order". G. John Ikenberry, Peter F. Krogh Professor of Geopolitics and Global Justice at Georgetown University, is the author of "After Victory" (Princeton), which received the Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Prize for 2002 from the American Political Science Association as the best book in the area of international history and politics. John Hall is James McGill Professor of Sociology at McGill University. His books include "Is America Breaking Apart?" (Princeton).
Content
Illustrations vii Preface ix Introduction: Nation-States in History 1 John A. Hall PART 1 NATIONAL IDENTITIES Chapter 1: Nationalism, Popular Sovereignty, and the Liberal Democratic State 29 Bernard Yack Chapter 2: What States Can Do with Nations: An Iron Law of Nationalism and Federation? 51 Brendan O'Leary Chapter 3: A State without a Nation? Russia after Empire 79 Anatoly M. Khazanov Chapter 4: The Return of the Coercive State: Behavioral Control in Multicultural Society 106 Peter Baldwin PART 2 STATE SECURITY Chapter 5: States, Security Function, and the New Global Forces 139 T. V. Paul Chapter 6: States and War in Africa 166 Jeffrey Herbst PART 3 STATE AUTONOMY Chapter 7: National Legislatures in Common Markets: Autonomy in the European Union and Mercosur 183 Francesco Duina Chapter 8: The Tax State in the Information Age 213 Christopher Hood Chapter 9: States, Politics, and Globalization: Why Institutions Still Matter 234 John L. Campbell Chapter 10: Globalization, the State, and Industrial Relations: Common Challenges, Divergent Transitions 260 Rudra Sil PART 4 STATE CAPACITY Chapter 11: The State after State Socialism: Poland in Comparative Perspective 291 Grzegorz Ekiert Chapter 12: Rotten from Within: Decentralized Predation and Incapacitated State 321 Minxin Pei Conclusion What States Can Do Now 350 G. John Ikenberry Contributors 373 Index 377