How states die : membership and survival in the international system / Douglas Lemke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lemke, Douglas, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-state.

Failed states.

Sovereignty.

International relations.

nations.

sovereignty.

international relations.

Physical Description:

ix, 262 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"In this introductory chapter I lay out the themes of the book. I explain why state death matters. I describe how state death has been studied in the past. I indicate why we need to consider both sovereign states and territorial contenders and why we need to include all forms of state death in order to advance understanding of this important topic. The broader focus is necessary because many theoretical arguments about state death cannot be fairly tested unless we consider more actors and more behaviours. In this chapter I also carefully consider trade-offs between past research and the many research design changes proposed. Throughout the chapter I offer many real-world examples of state deaths to demonstrate the range of actors and event types relevant to the fundamental question of how states die"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

What is a state?

What is state death?

State making theories and the survival of states

The norm against conquest and the survival of states

Political geography and the survival of states

Realism, the English School, and the survival of states

Conclusions

Appendix: List of territorial contenders, by sovereign states.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lemke, Douglas, 1967- How states die

ISBN:

9780197805022

0197805027

9780197805015

0197805019

OCLC:

1493512241