Where Nation States Come From
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Author |
: Philip G. Roeder |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 440 |
Release |
: 2012-01-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400842964 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400842964 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Where Nation-States Come From by : Philip G. Roeder
To date, the world can lay claim to little more than 190 sovereign independent entities recognized as nation-states, while by some estimates there may be up to eight hundred more nation-state projects underway and seven to eight thousand potential projects. Why do a few such endeavors come to fruition while most fail? Standard explanations have pointed to national awakenings, nationalist mobilizations, economic efficiency, military prowess, or intervention by the great powers. Where Nation-States Come From provides a compelling alternative account, one that incorporates an in-depth examination of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and their successor states. Philip Roeder argues that almost all successful nation-state projects have been associated with a particular political institution prior to independence: the segment-state, a jurisdiction defined by both human and territorial boundaries. Independence represents an administrative upgrade of a segment-state. Before independence, segmental institutions shape politics on the periphery of an existing sovereign state. Leaders of segment-states are thus better positioned than other proponents of nation-state endeavors to forge locally hegemonic national identities. Before independence, segmental institutions also shape the politics between the periphery and center of existing states. Leaders of segment-states are hence also more able to challenge the status quo and to induce the leaders of the existing state to concede independence. Roeder clarifies the mechanisms that link such institutions to outcomes, and demonstrates that these relationships have prevailed around the world through most of the age of nationalism.
Author |
: Tom W. Bell |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2017-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108548793 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108548792 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Your Next Government? by : Tom W. Bell
Governments across the globe have begun evolving from lumbering bureaucracies into smaller, more agile special jurisdictions - common-interest developments, special economic zones, and proprietary cites. Private providers increasingly deliver services that political authorities formerly monopolized, inspiring greater competition and efficiency, to the satisfaction of citizens-qua-consumers. These trends suggest that new networks of special jurisdictions will soon surpass nation states in the same way that networked computers replaced mainframes. In this groundbreaking work, Tom W. Bell describes the quiet revolution transforming governments from the bottom up, inside-out, worldwide, and how it will fulfill its potential to bring more freedom, peace, and prosperity to people everywhere.
Author |
: George W. White |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 308 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0742530256 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780742530256 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nation, State, and Territory by : George W. White
"Nation, State, and Territory shows that national identities are as potent as ever. Today many conflicts rage over places and territories of historical, linguistic, and religious significance. Most analyses of conflicts only consider the economic and geostrategic value of territory. George W. White shows that national identity is intimately bound to specific places and territories by cultural ties. "Nation," "state," and "territory" are mutually defining and reinforcing phenomena, and, through careful analysis, White provides a better understanding of the interactions and conflicts of the world's nation-states."--Jacket.
Author |
: Daniel Berkowitz |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780691136042 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0691136041 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Evolution of a Nation by : Daniel Berkowitz
The book also examines the effects of early legal systems.
Author |
: Andreas Wimmer |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 2018-05-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780691177380 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0691177384 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nation Building by : Andreas Wimmer
A new and comprehensive look at the reasons behind successful or failed nation building Nation Building presents bold new answers to an age-old question. Why is national integration achieved in some diverse countries, while others are destabilized by political inequality between ethnic groups, contentious politics, or even separatism and ethnic war? Traversing centuries and continents from early nineteenth-century Europe and Asia to Africa from the turn of the twenty-first century to today, Andreas Wimmer delves into the slow-moving forces that encourage political alliances to stretch across ethnic divides and build national unity. Using datasets that cover the entire world and three pairs of case studies, Wimmer’s theory of nation building focuses on slow-moving, generational processes: the spread of civil society organizations, linguistic assimilation, and the states’ capacity to provide public goods. Wimmer contrasts Switzerland and Belgium to demonstrate how the early development of voluntary organizations enhanced nation building; he examines Botswana and Somalia to illustrate how providing public goods can bring diverse political constituencies together; and he shows that the differences between China and Russia indicate how a shared linguistic space may help build political alliances across ethnic boundaries. Wimmer then reveals, based on the statistical analysis of large-scale datasets, that these mechanisms are at work around the world and explain nation building better than competing arguments such as democratic governance or colonial legacies. He also shows that when political alliances crosscut ethnic divides and when most ethnic communities are represented at the highest levels of government, the general populace will identify with the nation and its symbols, further deepening national political integration. Offering a long-term historical perspective and global outlook, Nation Building sheds important new light on the challenges of political integration in diverse countries.
Author |
: Steven Elliott Grosby |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 161 |
Release |
: 2005-09-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780192840981 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0192840983 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction by : Steven Elliott Grosby
Throughout history, humanity has borne witness to the political and moral challenges that arise when people place national identity above allegiance to geo-political states or international communities. This book discusses the concept of nations and nationalism from social, philosophical, geological, theological and anthropological perspectives. It examines the subject through conflicts past and present, including recent conflicts in the Balkans and the Middle East, rather than exclusively focusing on theory. Above all, this fascinating and comprehensive work clearly shows how feelings of nationalism are an inescapable part of being human.
Author |
: Alice Teichova |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 478 |
Release |
: 2003-05-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1139435566 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781139435567 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nation, State and the Economy in History by : Alice Teichova
Originally published in 2003, this book addresses the rarely explored subject of the reciprocal relationships between nationalism, nation and state-building, and economic change. Analysis of the economic element in the building of nations and states cannot be confined to Europe, and therefore these diverse yet interlinked case-studies cover all continents. Authors come to contrasting conclusions, some regarding the economic factor as central, while others show that nation-states came into being before the constitution of a national market. The essays leave no doubt that the nation-state is an historical phenonemon and as such is liable to 'expiry' both through the process of globalisation and through the development of a 'cyber-society' which evades state control. By contrast, developments in southeastern Europe, the former USSR, and parts of Africa and the Far East show that building the nation-state has not run its course.
Author |
: Ken'ichi Ōmae |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780029233412 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0029233410 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The End of the Nation State by : Ken'ichi Ōmae
A masterful analysis that will redefine the workings of the global economy for years to come.
Author |
: Alexander C. Diener |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 152 |
Release |
: 2012-08-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199912650 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199912653 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Borders: A Very Short Introduction by : Alexander C. Diener
Compelling and accessible, this Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, political, and environmental processes that shape our lives. Highlighting the historical development and continued relevance of borders, Alexander Diener and Joshua Hagen offer a powerful counterpoint to the idea of an imminent borderless world, underscoring the impact borders have on a range of issues, such as economic development, inter- and intra-state conflict, global terrorism, migration, nationalism, international law, environmental sustainability, and natural resource management. Diener and Hagen demonstrate how and why borders have been, are currently, and will undoubtedly remain hot topics across the social sciences and in the global headlines for years to come. This compact volume will appeal to a broad, interdisciplinary audience of scholars and students, including geographers, political scientists, anthropologists, sociologists, historians, international relations and law experts, as well as lay readers interested in understanding current events.
Author |
: Alan S. Milward |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 494 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 041521629X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415216296 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Synopsis The European Rescue of the Nation-state by : Alan S. Milward
Newly revised and updated, this second edition is the classic economic and political account of the origins of the European Community book offers a challenging interpretation of the history of the western European state and European integration.