Transforming the European nation-state / Kjell Goldmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldmann, Kjell, 1937-

Series:

Sage politics texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Nation-state.

Europe--Politics and government--1989-.

Europe.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiv, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 2001.

Summary:

This book introduces and maps the complex interaction between internationalization, nation-state and democracy to provide a new basis for understanding political change in contemporary Europe. The book: introduces the concept of internationalization, considers how it relates to its near-synonoym globalization, and explains the dynamics of the internationalization process; assesses the impact and implications for nation-states, national identities and political cultures; and addresses the problem of making internationalized democracy work at national and European levels. Throughout the text theoretical ideas and concepts are accessibly introduced and illustrated with a wide range of empirical examples from across Europe.

Contents:

Part 1 Internationalization

1 Internationalization as Object of Study 1

Methodological approach 4

2 The Dynamics of Internationalization 24

The endogenous dynamics of internationalization 25

The exogenous dynamics of internationalization 37

Part 2 Nation-State

3 Internationalization and the Nation-State: the Issues 55

The nation-state as problem 56

Independence and identity 61

4 The Nation-State: a Factual Approach 74

Internationalization and independence 74

Internationalization and identity construction 98

Identity versus independence? 104

5 The Nation-State: a Political-Cultural Approach 107

The national view of the nation 108

Internationalization and political culture: European examples 114

Similarities, differences, and research tasks 123

6 The Nation-State: a Normative Approach 126

Internationalism: internationalization for peace 127

Nationalism: in defence of the nation-state 134

Nationalism versus internationalism 138

Part 3 Democracy

7 Internationalized Democracy 141

Internationalization and democracy: threat perceptions 142

The credibility of the threats 154

Counter-strategies and dilemmas 163

Problems, promises, proportions 175

8 Internationalization and the Citizen 178

A theory of internationalization: summary 178

Internationalization as prescriptive challenge 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-200) and index.

ISBN:

0761963278

OCLC:

123349259