Despite the extensive debate about the impact of globalization, democratization and new forms of governance, there have been surprisingly few attempts to provide an integrated account of the state in the contemporary world. Roger King and Gavin Kendall's new text is designed to fill the gap and provide an accessible but informed introduction for today's students. It covers both the rise of the state and its increasing reach and interventionism in the 20th century and argues that its power and influence are now in decline in the face of globalization and new forms of governance in the 21st century.
Roger King and Gavin Kendall
Despite the extensive debate about the impact of globalization, democratization and new forms of governance, there have been surprisingly few attempts to provide an integrated account of the state in the contemporary world. Roger King and Gavin Kendall's new text is designed to fill the gap and provide an accessible but informed introduction for today's students. It covers both the rise of the state and its increasing reach and interventionism in the 20th century and argues that its power and influence are now in decline in the face of globalization and new forms of governance in the 21st century.
Roger King and Gavin Kendall
Why Study the State?.- The Development of the Modern Nation State.- Classical Theories of the State.- Democracy and the State.- The Interventionist State and its Critics.- Globalization.- Suprastate Governance.- The Liberal State.- Power, Domination, Culture and Sociality.- Postscript: The Future of the State.
'An excellent introductory text...' - Mark Laffey, Times Higher Education Supplement
ROGER KING is Visiting Research Fellow at the Association of Commonwealth Universities. He was previously Vice Chancellor at the University of Lincoln and Humberside until he retired in 2001. - GAVIN KENDALL is Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
'An excellent introductory text...' - Mark Laffey, Times Higher Education Supplement
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