The Transformation of the State Beyond the Myth of Retreat

Recent years have seen a range of theoretical challenges to traditional notions of state sovereignty and a burgeoning debate about the power of the state in the face of globalization and new forms of governance. In this important new text, Georg Sørensen provides a systematic assessment of the conte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sørensen, Georg
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 2004, 2004
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Context, History and Concepts
  • Economic Globalization and State Transformation
  • Economic Globalization and the Third World
  • Political Changes: From National Government to Multilevel Governance?
  • Nationhood and Identity: Community Beyond the State?
  • The Transformation of Sovereignty?
  • The Transformation of War?
  • The Modernizing States: Winners or Losers?
  • Transformation to What? And Why?: Sovereign Statehood in a New Millennium
  • Theoretical Perspectives and New Debates