Author : Daniel Chernilo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 22,1 MB
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134150121
A Social Theory of the Nation-State construes a novel and original social theory of the nation-state. It rejects nationalistic ways of thinking that take the nation-state for granted as much as globalist orthodoxy that speaks of its current and definitive decline.
Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 19,98 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520060393
The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawn between the 'militaristic' societies of the past, and the 'capitalist' or 'industrial' societies of the present. But how valid are such contrasts, given that the current era is one stamped by the impact of war and by the intensive development of sophisticated weaponry? In setting out to address this and similar questions, this book investigates issues that have been substantially neglected by those working in sociology and social theory. Anthony Giddens offers a sociological analysis of the nature of the modern nation-state and its association with the means of waging war. His analysis is connected in a detailed way to problems that have traditionally preoccupied sociologists - the impact of capitalism and industrialism upon social development in the modern period. The result is a theory both of the institutional parameters of modernity and of the nature of international relations. The book is a sequel to the author's much discussed Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism. The framework of social theory outlined in that work is here elucidated in a systematic and thorough-going fashion. The novel and provocative ideas which the author develops will interest those working in a wide variety of disciplines: sociology, politics, geography and international affairs.
Author : Gerard Delanty
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 2002-04-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1412931835
Why has nationalism proved so durable? What are the roots of its appeal? This sharp and accessible book slices through the myths surrounding nationalism and provides an important new perspective on this perennial subject. The book argues that: nationalism is persistent, not merely because of its specific ideological appeal, but because it expresses some of the major conflicts in modernity; nationalism reflects and reinforces four key trends in western social development: state formation, democratization, capitalism and the rationalization of culture; the forms of nationalism can be organized into a comprehensive typology which is outlined in the course of this study; post-nationalism and cosmopolitanism are significant innovations in the debate about nation-states and nationalism; and that the new radical nationalisms have become powerful new movements in the global age.
Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 11,21 MB
Release : 2013-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745677126
The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawnbetween the 'militaristic' societies of the past, and the'capitalist' or 'industrial' societies of the present. But howvalid are such contrasts, given that the current era is one stampedby the impact of war and by the intensive development ofsophisticated weaponry? In setting out to address this and similar questions, this bookinvestigates issues that have been substantially neglected by thoseworking in sociology and social theory. Anthony Giddens offers asociological analysis of the nature of the modern nation-state andits association with the means of waging war. His analysis isconnected in a detailed way to problems that have traditionallypreoccupied sociologists - the impact of capitalism andindustrialism upon social development in the modern period. Theresult is a theory both of the institutional parameters ofmodernity and of the nature of international relations. The book is a sequel to the author's much discussedContemporary Critique of Historical Materialism. Theframework of social theory outlined in that work is here elucidatedin a systematic and thorough-going fashion. The novel andprovocative ideas which the author develops will interest thoseworking in a wide variety of disciplines: sociology, politics,geography and international affairs.
Author : Alexander Wendt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,64 MB
Release : 1999-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1107268435
Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international relations theory. He builds a cultural theory of international politics, which takes whether states view each other as enemies, rivals or friends as a fundamental determinant. Wendt characterises these roles as 'cultures of anarchy', described as Hobbesian, Lockean and Kantian respectively. These cultures are shared ideas which help shape state interests and capabilities, and generate tendencies in the international system. The book describes four factors which can drive structural change from one culture to another - interdependence, common fate, homogenization, and self-restraint - and examines the effects of capitalism and democracy in the emergence of a Kantian culture in the West.
Author : Diane E. Davis
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 25,83 MB
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1849506671
It is time to consider changes in the field of comparative-historical sociology, as the discipline seeks to accommodate old and new trends as well as the transforming spatial scales in which political power and social theory are increasingly embedded. This title showcases articles that pursue similar themes.
Author : Thomas J. Biersteker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 1996-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521562522
State sovereignty is an inherently social construct. The modern state system is not based on some timeless principle of sovereignty, but on the production of a normative conception that links authority, territory, population, and recognition in a unique way, and in a particular place (the state). The unique contribution of this book is to describe and illustrate the practices that have produced various sovereign ideals and resistances to them. The contributors analyze how the components of state sovereignty are socially constructed and combined in specific historical contexts.
Author : Geoffrey Benjamin
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 36,15 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Nation-state
ISBN :
Author : John A. Hall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 28,89 MB
Release : 1998-11-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521633666
An exceptional set of scholars assess every aspect of the most influential theory of nationalism.
Author : Donatella Della Porta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199678405
The Handbook presents a most updated and comprehensive exploration of social movement research. It not only maps, but also expands the field of social movement studies, taking stock of recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. While structured around traditional social movement concepts, each section combines the mapping of the state of the art with attempts to broaden our knowledge of social movements beyond classic theoretical agendas, and to identify the contribution that social movement studies can give to other fields of knowledge.
