Democracy's deep roots: why the nation state remains legitimate

Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western democracies (Switzerland, Germany, Britain, and the United States.) INDICE: Introduction: A Legitimacy Crisis of the Democratic Nation State? The Communicative Dimension of Legitimacy: A Text Analytical Perspective How Stable is the Legitimacy of the Democratic Nation State? How Democratic is the Legitimacy of the Nation State? Re-legitimation Strategies: Countering Threatsto the Legitimacy of Political Systems Conclusion: Broadening the Agenda of Legitimacy Research Methodological Appendix

• ISBN: 978-0-230-24762-8
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés