Global Forces and State Restructuring: Dynamics of State Formation and Collapse (International Political Economy Series)

Doornbos, M.

ISBN 10: 1403996822 / ISBN 13: 9781403996824

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Global Forces and State Restructuring: Dynamics of State Formation and Collapse (International Political Economy Series)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1403996822
• ISBN 13: 9781403996824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This study explores a range of dynamics in state-society relations which are crucial to an understanding of the contemporary world: processes of state formation, collapse and restructuring, all strongly influenced by globalization in its various respects. Particular attention is given to externally orchestrated state restructuring.

About the Author

MARTIN DOORNBOS is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands, and Visiting Professor of Development Studies at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda. He has extensively researched on state-society dynamics in Africa and India, with a particular focus on the state-identity nexus.