Expansion and Fragmentation: Internationalization, Political Change and the Transformation of the Nation-State
We live, as is often remarked, in a fast-changing world. Some of the changes to which we are witness - and which are of practical concern to us all - lie in the political sphere. For instance, advanced societies are marked, among other things, by complex shifts in the power and competence of the nat...
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oai:lib.umy.ac.id:529332021-06-16T13:06:26ZExpansion and Fragmentation: Internationalization, Political Change and the Transformation of the Nation-StateKees van Kersbergen, Robert H. Lieshout, and Grahame LockNational Political Systems, Political Science, Liberal Democracy, Globalization, International RelationsWe live, as is often remarked, in a fast-changing world. Some of the changes to which we are witness - and which are of practical concern to us all - lie in the political sphere. For instance, advanced societies are marked, among other things, by complex shifts in the power and competence of the nation state. It is said that state and society are becoming increasingly interwoven, leading to a 'politicization of society' and a 'socialization of the state'. This implies that the tasks and responsibilities of the nation state are in continuous expansion. Yet a process of 'individualization' and 'fragmentation' of political and social life also seems to be taking place; to this must be added a redistribution of some of the capacities of the nation state to regional or local levels as well as to 'intermediate bodies'. In the opposite direction, however, other developments, like internationalization, including the emergence of new regulatory systems at international level, are generating what are called 'transnational' networks. These appear to be gaining control of ever more aspects of social and political existence. As a result of these developments, political decision-making is becoming opaque, and the mechanisms of democratic control - which have traditionally operated in the framework of the nation state - seem to be in a process of erosion. At the same time the scope and the character of political participation are being modified: new networks are emerging as links between the various decision-making levels, while support for 'national society' is falling, and the efficacy of national governance structures is declining. Thus expansion, individualization, localization, internationalization and fragmentation have all become keywords summarizing the phenomenon of political change as it now affects advanced societies.Amsterdam University Press2014eBookebook 561Bahasa Inggrishttp://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=52933 |
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National Political Systems, Political Science, Liberal Democracy, Globalization, International Relations Kees van Kersbergen, Robert H. Lieshout, and Grahame Lock Expansion and Fragmentation: Internationalization, Political Change and the Transformation of the Nation-State |
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We live, as is often remarked, in a fast-changing world. Some of the changes
to which we are witness - and which are of practical concern to us all - lie
in the political sphere. For instance, advanced societies are marked, among
other things, by complex shifts in the power and competence of the nation
state. It is said that state and society are becoming increasingly interwoven,
leading to a 'politicization of society' and a 'socialization of the state'. This
implies that the tasks and responsibilities of the nation state are in continuous
expansion. Yet a process of 'individualization' and 'fragmentation' of
political and social life also seems to be taking place; to this must be added
a redistribution of some of the capacities of the nation state to regional or
local levels as well as to 'intermediate bodies'. In the opposite direction,
however, other developments, like internationalization, including the emergence
of new regulatory systems at international level, are generating what
are called 'transnational' networks. These appear to be gaining control of
ever more aspects of social and political existence.
As a result of these developments, political decision-making is becoming
opaque, and the mechanisms of democratic control - which have traditionally
operated in the framework of the nation state - seem to be in a
process of erosion. At the same time the scope and the character of political
participation are being modified: new networks are emerging as links
between the various decision-making levels, while support for 'national society' is falling, and the efficacy of national governance structures is
declining. Thus expansion, individualization, localization, internationalization
and fragmentation have all become keywords summarizing the phenomenon
of political change as it now affects advanced societies. |
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eBook |
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Kees van Kersbergen, Robert H. Lieshout, and Grahame Lock |
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Kees van Kersbergen, Robert H. Lieshout, and Grahame Lock |
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Expansion and Fragmentation: Internationalization, Political Change and the Transformation of the Nation-State |
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expansion and fragmentation: internationalization, political change and the transformation of the nation-state |
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Amsterdam University Press |
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2014 |
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