The Future of the Nation-State

Essays on Cultural Pluralism and Political Integration
Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-0-415-14734-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 622 g

Reihe: Routledge Advances in International Political Economy

The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one the dominant anxieties of modern society. On the one hand people endeavour to maintain and develop their cultural identity; on the other there are many forces for international integration. How to understand and explain this fundamental issue is illuminated in nine essays by eminent scholars.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gustavsson, Sverker

Lewin, Leif

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

One: Culture; The Nation-State as a Source of Common Mental Programming: Similarities and Differences Across Eastern and Western Europe; Food as an Expression of Identity; The Stranger: Ethnicity, Identity and Belonging; Family Policy Dilemmas in Contemporary Nation-States: Are Women Benefited by “Family-Friendly” Governments?; Two: Institutions; Two: The Historical Evolution of Russian National Identity; The Frontier of National Sovereignty; The Strength of Weakness: The Transformation of Governance in the EU *; If the Nation-State Were to Wither Away in Europe, What Might Replace It?; Europeanization and Nation-State Dynamics

Über Autor(innen)

Sverker Gustavsson, Leif Lewin