Globalization and the Nation State

Höfundur: Robert J. Holton (Útgáfa: 2)
Globalization and the Nation State

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Does globalization mean the end of the nation state? Or are nation states able to respond to processes of global change? This impressively comprehensive book examines the connections and conflicts that exist between global and national processes, institutions and cultures. Debating and explaining controversial and contested understandings of globalization, the second edition has new content on: - Hot and timely topics, from human rights and migration to new technologies and environmental sustainability - Connections between globalization and global events, including the rise of China, the financial crisis and 9/11 - Interdisciplinary insights from sociology, political science and economics Thought-provoking and easy to follow, this text will give students across the social sciences a thorough understanding of the history, theories and debates of globalization.

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Útgefandi
Bloomsbury UK
ISBN
9780230344167
Print ISBN
9780230274556
Format
Page Fidelity (PDF)
Útgáfa
2
Höfundar
Robert J. Holton
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2011-05-24
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

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  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction to the Second Edition
  • Debate and Controversy
  • Globalization and Inequality
  • Globalization and the Environment
  • Limits to Globalization
  • Understanding Globalization: Old Themes and New Challenges
  • Global Complexities
  • The Robustness of the Nation State
  • Nationalism and Ethnicity
  • Understanding Globalization: Questions of Time and Space
  • The History and Geography of Globalization
  • One World or Many?
  • Definitions, Concepts and Representations
  • Globalization and the Need for a Multidisciplinary Research Base
  • The Author’s Social Location
  • Book Plan: Linking Globalization with the Nation State
  • 2 The Long History of Globalization
  • Preliminary Issues
  • History of Global Structures and Networks
  • Globalization and Civilization
  • Understanding Globalization: Seeing the World as a Single Place
  • Summarizing Why Images of the World Matter
  • Four Images of World Order
  • Globalization, the Great Divide and Alternative Global Histories
  • Recent Phases in the History of Globalization
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 3 The Global Economy
  • The Recent Intensification of Economic Globalization
  • Some Contours of Economic Globalization
  • The Multinational Enterprise: Global Organization of Production and Consumption
  • Global Marketing and the Consumer
  • The Wider Institutionalization of the Global Economy
  • Organizations and Networks
  • Institutional Regulation of the Global Economy
  • The Global Economy, Global Regulation and the Nation State
  • Economic Regulation: An Unequal Multi-actor System
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Is the Nation State Finished?
  • Defining the Nation State
  • Variations and Commonalities Among Nation States in Relation to Global Challenges
  • Globalization and the Sovereignty of the State
  • Global Capitalism, MNEs and the Nation State
  • Dilemmas Facing the Nation State
  • Are there State-Based Alternatives to Corporate Capitalism?
  • Multinationals and the Third World
  • The Historical Dynamic of the Nation State
  • Conclusion: The Nation State and Multiple Challenges to State Sovereignty
  • 5 Global Governance: Towards a Global Polity?
  • Introduction
  • A Short Historical Sociology of the Global Polity
  • The Internationalization of the State and the UN
  • Nation States and Beyond
  • Environmental Protection: A Case Study in the Operation of the Emerging Global Polity
  • Conceptualizing Global Politics
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Globalizing World
  • Some Initial Conceptual and Historical Guidelines
  • Nationalism and the Nation State
  • Theories of Nationalism and the Nation State
  • The Invention of Tradition
  • Nationalism: Making Sense of a Complex Debate
  • Ethnicity and Nationhood
  • Ethnicity and Multiculturalism
  • Globalization, Nation State and Ethnicity
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Globalization and Culture?
  • Defining Culture
  • Globalization, Cultural Dominance and Cultural Homogenization
  • Cultural Homogenization and Americanization
  • Polarization, not Homogenization
  • Hybridization
  • Is Global Culture becoming Cosmopolitan?
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Analytical Challenges
  • Is Globalization about to be Superseded by a Resurgence of Nation States?
  • What Should be Done about Globalization? Is it Good or Bad?
  • Are there Grounds for Global Optimism?
  • Drawing a Moral Balance Sheet?
  • Bibliography
  • Index