Democracy’s Deep Roots Why the Nation State Remains Legitimate

Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western democracies (Switzerland, Germany,...

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Main Authors: Schneider, Steffen, Hurrelmann, Achim (Author), Krell-Laluhová, Zuzana (Author), Nullmeier, Frank (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2010, 2010
Series:Transformations of the State
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western democracies (Switzerland, Germany, Britain, and the United States.)
Physical Description:XIV, 253 p. 9 illus online resource
ISBN:9780230275331