Globalization and the state: sociological perspectives on the state of the state

Internationally-renowned scholars, including Zygmunt Bauman, Saskia Sassen, Loic Wacquant and Craig Calhoun come together in this exciting new collection to debate the role of the nation state in an age of globalization, examining key areas including finance, migration, terrorism, crime, the welfare state and the legal system. INDICE: Notes on the contributors - Dignitas non moritur? The State of theState in an Age of Social Hypochondria; W. Schinkel - The State and Globalization: Denationalized Participation and More Executive Powers; S. Sassen - The Monitoring State and Financial Markets; M. Noordegraaf and L. Noordegraff-Eelens - Framing the Sovereignty of 'The Democratic State' Sociologically: Reflections on the Political System, Contemporary Populism and Democracy; R. Laermans- The Demons of an Open Society; Z. Bauman - Add a Little Europe for Extra National Strength? The Europeanization of Justice and Home Affairs; D. Broeders - Irregular Migration, Criminality, and the State; G. Engbersen - The Transformation of the Welfare State: What is Left of Public Responsibility?; R. van der Veen - The New Mission of the Penal State; L. Wacquant - Cosmopolitanism andNationalism; C. Calhoun - Conclusion: Towards a Sociological Theory of the State?; W. Schinkel

• ISBN: 978-0-230-57405-2
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 30/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés