1st Edition

Rethinking State Theory

By Mark J Smith, Mark J. Smith Copyright 2000
    296 Pages
    by Routledge

    296 Pages
    by Routledge

    In the last two decades, objects of analysis such as 'the state' have increasingly been seen as uncertain and contested theoretical concepts. Mark J. Smith presents a counter argument that highlights how existing theoretical approaches can provide useful tools for understanding contemporary political developments.

    Introduction 1. Situating the state: metatheorizing and critical exegesis 2. Empiricism, idealism, realism 3. Polyarchic civility and the state 4. The horizon of catallactic possibilities 5. Capitalism, the state and societalization 6. Metatheorizing the state: preliminary conclusions

    Biography

    Mark J Smith, Mark J. Smith