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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 Apr 1999
TL;DR: Levy as mentioned in this paper argues that the absence of societal partners undermined the operation of statist policymaking in the 1970s and early 1980s, and made it difficult to forge alternative forms of economic coordination in the post-statist period.
Abstract: This text offers an interpretation of the transformation of French economic policymaking and state-society relations during the last quarter of the 20th century. In so doing, it challenges widely held views about the preconditions for state leadership and for a vibrant civil society. France has long been characterized as a statist political economy, with state "strength" predicted on autonomy from a weak and divided civil society. Jonah Levy shows that this disdain for societal and local institutions has come back to haunt French officials - what he terms "Tocqueville's revenge". The absence of societal partners undermined the operation of statist policymaking in the 1970s and early 1980s, and has made it difficult to forge alternative forms of economic coordination in the post-statist period.
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TL;DR: In this article, a pooled time series analysis for the 50 U.S. states from 1978 to 1990 shows that lower-class voting is associated with more generous state welfare policies, and that the importance of lower class mobilization for redistributive policy is enhanced by the liberalism and competitiveness of state Democratic parties.
Abstract: Theory: Political participation by lower class voters should create pressures for government to respond with supportive policies. Hypotheses: Lower class voting is associated with more generous state welfare policies. Political forces and institutions structure this relationship. Methods: A pooled time series analysis for the 50 U.S. states from 1978 to 1990. Results: We demonstrate an enduring relationship between the degree of mobilization of lower-class voters and the generosity of welfare benefits provided by state governments. This relationship can be vitiated by remarkable political and economic events such as the "new federalism" and the economic recession in the early 1980s. Finally, the importance of lower-class mobilization for redistributive policy is enhanced by the liberalism and competitiveness of state Democratic parties.
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01 Jan 1996
TL;DR: The Political Character of Nationalism: Nationalism, Racism and Fascism as mentioned in this paper is a classic work in classical social theory, focusing on the political character of nationalism. But it does not address the problem of national identity.
Abstract: Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Nationalism in Classical Social Theory. 2. The Political Character of Nationalism. 3. National Identity. 4. Nationalism, Racism and Fascism. 5. Nations without a State. 6. States without a Nation. 7. Globalization, Modernity and National Identity. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: This book presents a meta-analysis of the response of the international community to the earthquake in Nepal and its implications for sovereignty and human rights in the region.
Abstract: Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Sovereignty and Human Rights Chapter 2: The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty Chapter 3: The 2005 World Summit Chapter 4: Prevention Chapter 5: Reaction Chapter 6: Rebuilding Conclusion Notes
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TL;DR: Using the work of Agamben and Foucault, the authors examines how decisions made at the border alienate each and every traveler crossing the frontier, not simply the "sans papiers" or refugees.
Abstract: Borders are a unique political space, in which both sovereignty and citizenship are performed by individuals and sovereigns. Using the work of Agamben and Foucault, this article examines how decisions made at the border alienate each and every traveler crossing the frontier, not simply the ‘sans papiers’ or refugees. The governmentality at play in the border examination relies on an embedded confessionary complex and the ‘neurotic citizen’, as well as structures of identity, documentation, and data management. The state border is a permanent state of exception that clearly demonstrates the importance of biopolitics to the smooth operation of sovereign power.
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