Global Politics: Globalization and the Nation-StateISBN: 978-0-7456-0756-6
Paperback
352 pages
July 1992, Polity
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Following a conceptual introduction, which critically examines
the theoretical debates framing the study of world politics, the
work is structured around four key processes of globalization which
the authors identify as being the central determinants of
contemporary global politics. These key processes are: the global
impact of great power relations; the globalizing tendencies of
technological innovation; the existence of a global economy; and
the globalizing force of modernity.
Reflecting this structure the text is organized into four discrete sections. Each section explores, both theoretically and empirically, one of the four processes of globalization. Throughout, particular attention is paid both to a critical evaluation of these globalizing processes as well as to their consequences for the sovereignty and autonomy of the modern nation-state. Moreover, the authors combine a lucid treatment of theoretical debates with topical case-study material to produce a text which is extremely accessible to undergraduate students studying international relations and politics and to those readers with little prior knowledge of world affairs.