In:
International Political Science Review, SAGE Publications, Vol. 25, No. 3 ( 2004-07), p. 259-279
Kurzfassung:
The first part of this article sketches the ideal-type of the territorially consolidated, sovereign nation-state. The second part discusses how the assumptions of “homogeneity,” “unity,” and “sovereignty” that underlie this ideal-type have become problematized over the past few decades. The moves toward a state form that institutionalizes polycentricity, heterogeneity, and plurality are discussed in the context of the conflict between nationalism and multiculturalism; the internationalization of the state; and geopolitical transformations. Methodologically, the article puts forward an argument in favor of a historically informed institutional analysis of state transformations.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0192-5121
,
1460-373X
DOI:
10.1177/0192512104043016
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
2004
ZDB Id:
2027393-9
SSG:
3,6
