The Problem of Order in the Global Age

Systems and Mechanisms
2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-349-53373-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 304 g

This important contribution to the study of the problem of order, which figures prominently in today's globalization debate, focuses on the role of sovereignty. It advances arguments based on psychocultural perspectives and looks at postcommunist transformations and changes in political, economic and cultural orders at all levels of social life.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pickel, A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART 1: TOOLS FOR THE STUDY OF ORDER Framework: Systems and Mechanisms The Problem-oriented Approach to Order: The Case of the Theory of Sovereignty Homo Nationis: The Psychosocial Infrastructure of the Nation-state Order PART 2: THE CHALLENGE OF POSTCOMMUNIST TRANSFORMATION Changing Orders: Intervening, Framing, and Explaining Explaining and Designing Order: Social Science and Social Technology PART 3: THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALIZATION Nationalizing Mechanisms in a Globalizing World Nation and Social Order in the Global Age

Über Autor(innen)

ANDREAS PICKEL is Professor of Political Studies, Trent University, Canada.