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A new approach to global studies from the perspective of small nations / edited by Kiyonobu Date and Jean-François Laniel

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 23:50:34 +0900

edited by Kiyonobu Date and Jean-François Laniel. A new approach to global studies from the perspective of small nations. Routledge; Routledge, 2024, The University of Tokyo-Routledge global studies series. ISBN:9781032497365; 9781032497358
"With emphasis on East Asian and North American examples - notably Japan and Quebec - Date, Laniel and their contributors take a new approach to the understanding of small nations and their role in the international system. Small nations, by their very nature, raise significant questions about what a nation is. Some small nations are sovereign states with relatively small populations and limited territory, others are nations within larger sovereign states, with distinctive cultures, governance structures, or other features that differentiate them from their "parent" state. By focussing on non-European nations in particular, the contributors to this volume challenge our conceptions of what a small nation is and how it operates within the international system. They focus in particular on the nation-within-a-nation-state of Quebec and on Japan, supplemented by further examples from East Asia. By interrogating what these examples have to show us about the typology and character of small nations, they offer a critique of superpower and draw out the potential of small nation studies. A valuable resource for students and scholars of international relations and theories of the nation and nation state"--

Handbook of civil society and social movements in small states / edited by Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree and Claire Slatter

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:12:13 +0900

edited by Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree and Claire Slatter. Handbook of civil society and social movements in small states. Routledge, 2023, Europa international perspectives. ISBN:9781032377148; 9781032377155
"This volume is unique because of its focus on small states. There are many studies on civil society and social movements, but none that specifically deal with this category of countries. As is well known, small states have particular characteristics, including limited ability to reap the benefits of economies of scale, high degree of exposure to forces outside their control, and the proximity of politicians to the voters, often leading to clientelistic relationships and patronage networks. The small island developing states have the additional problem of high environmental vulnerability, with some also dealing with disproportionate ecological footprints. These factors have a bearing on the organization and performance of civil society organizations and social movements, as explained in several chapters of this book. The volume is organized in three parts, respectively relating to aspects of civil society and social moments in small states in the political, social and environmental spheres. Various definitions of civil society are proposed in the chapters, but most authors associate the term with organized groups, operating in the interest of citizens, independently of government and commercial business, including various forms of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Civil society also encompasses social movements, which are considered to be loosely organized collective campaigns in pursuit of social goals. These two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, however, some authors argue that social movements tend to engage in 'contentious politics' including protests, while NGOs engage through more organized and institutional routes"--

Democracy in small states : persisting against all odds / Jack Corbett and Wouter Veenendaal

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:38:54 +0900

Jack Corbett and Wouter Veenendaal. Democracy in small states : persisting against all odds. First edition, Oxford University Press, 2018; ©2018, Oxford studies in democratization. ISBN:9780198796718; 0198796714
Populism and the personalization of politics appears to be threatening the existence of democracy as we know it all over the world. It is now more important than ever to understand the history of this form of regime: why it has thrives and fails. But, existing studies are limited by their focus on a few large and predominately rich states. This book takes the opposite approach: it investigates how politics is practiced in the smallest states where hyper-personalization has always been a ubiquitous feature of political life. It optimistically finds that hyper-personalized democracy can actually persist against all odds, but also cautions that political practices in small states are often markedly different to larger states. Oxford Studies in Democratization is a series for scholars and students of comparative politics and related disciplines. Volumes concentrate on the comparative study of the democratization process that accompanied the decline and termination of the cold war. The geographical focus of the series is primarily Latin America, the Caribbean, Southern and Eastern Europe, and relevant experiences in Africa and Asia. The series editor is Laurence Whitehead, Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford.

Cities of power : the urban, the national, the popular and the global / Göran Therborn.

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:28:57 +0900

Göran Therborn.. Cities of power : the urban, the national, the popular and the global. Verso; Verso, 2017.. ISBN:9781784785444