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State (polity)
About: State (polity) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 36954 publications have been published within this topic receiving 719822 citations. The topic is also known as: state (polity).
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15 Nov 2001
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TL;DR: In this paper, the US state is seen as the point of condensation for pressures from dominant groups to resolve problems of global capitalism, characterised by economic stagnation, legitimacy problems and the rise of counter-hegemonic forces.
Abstract: This essay explores the matter of hegemony in the global system from the standpoint of global capitalism theory, in contrast to extant approaches that analyse this phenomenon from the standpoint of the nation‐state and the inter‐state system It advances a conception of global hegemony in transnational social terms, linking the process of globalisation to the construction of hegemonies and counter‐hegemonies in the twenty‐first century An emergent global capitalist historical bloc, lead by a transnational capitalist class, rather than a particular nation‐state, bloc of states, or region, is pursuing a hegemonic project The US state is seen as the point of condensation for pressures from dominant groups to resolve problems of global capitalism US‐led militarisation is a contradictory political‐military response to the crisis of global capitalism, characterised by economic stagnation, legitimacy problems and the rise of counter‐hegemonic forces
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TL;DR: This article explore the hypothesis that transnational authority structures construct state identities and interests and propose a constructivist approach to examine the relationship between authority relations between states in informal empires, which is similar to our approach.
Abstract: Contemporary international politics embody a tension between formal equality and de facto inequality. States recognize each other as sovereign equals, yet the strong still push around the weak. Among the structures that reflect this tension are informal empires. The dominant assumptions in mainstream international relations theory, materialism and rationalism, privilege the formal equality of states in informal empires a priori: materialism by assuming that authority relations cannot exist between sovereign states; rationalism by assuming that states are sovereign over their own interests. A constructivist approach allows one to explore the hypothesis that transnational authority structures construct state identities and interests. An empirical analysis of the Soviet-East German relationship supports this hypothesis, which raises questions about the emerging study of international governance.
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TL;DR: In 1791, the First Amendment forbade the United States Congress from making any "law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Though reli gious establishments and their remnants would persist on into the nineteenth century, this amendment symbolized the shift from religious establishments to religious freedom.
Abstract: In 1791 the First Amendment forbade the United States Congress from making any "law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Though reli gious establishments and their remnants would persist on into the nineteenth century, this amendment symbolized the dra matic shift from religious establishments to religious freedom. The close ties between church and state in the United States
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