1st Edition
The Future of the Nation-State Essays on Cultural Pluralism and Political Integration
304 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one the dominant anxieties of modern society. On the one hand people endeavour to maintain and develop their cultural identity; on the other there are many forces for international integration. How to understand and explain this fundamental issue is illuminated in nine essays by eminent scholars.
One: Culture; The Nation-State as a Source of Common Mental Programming: Similarities and Differences Across Eastern and Western Europe; Food as an Expression of Identity; The Stranger: Ethnicity, Identity and Belonging; Family Policy Dilemmas in Contemporary Nation-States: Are Women Benefited by “Family-Friendly” Governments?; Two: Institutions; Two: The Historical Evolution of Russian National Identity; The Frontier of National Sovereignty; The Strength of Weakness: The Transformation of Governance in the EU *; If the Nation-State Were to Wither Away in Europe, What Might Replace It?; Europeanization and Nation-State Dynamics
Biography
Sverker Gustavsson, Leif Lewin