The Problem of Order in the Global Age : Systems and Mechanisms / by A. Pickel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pickel, Andreas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Sociology.

Political science.

Globalization.

International Relations.

Political Science.

Local Subjects:

International Relations.

Sociology.

Political Science.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2006.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important contribution to the study of the problem of order, which figures prominently in today's globalization debate, focuses on the role of sovereignty. It advances arguments based on psychocultural perspectives and looks at postcommunist transformations and changes in political, economic and cultural orders at all levels of social life.

Contents:

Cover

The Problem of Order in the Global Age

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Permissions

Introduction

Part I Tools for the Study of Order

Chapter 1 Framework: Systems and Mechanisms

Chapter 2 The Problem-Oriented Approach to Order: The Case of the Theory of Sovereignty

Chapter 3 Homo Nationis: The Psychosocial Infrastructure of the Nation-State Order

Part II The Challenge of Postcommunist Transformation

Chapter 4 Changing Orders: Theory, Strategy, Ideology

Chapter 5 Explaining and Designing Order: Social Science and Social Technology

Part III The Challenge of Globalization

Chapter 6 Nationalizing Mechanisms in a Globalizing World

Chapter 7 Nation and Social Order in the Global Age

Notes

References

Name Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-201) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611365967

9781281365965

1281365963

9781403984562

1403984565

OCLC:

124039431