| Europe's Old States and the New World Order: The Politics of Transition in Britain, France and Spain: The Politics of Transition in Britain, France an Contributor(s): Ruane, Joseph (Editor), Todd, Jennifer (Editor), Mandeville, Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1900621428 ISBN-13: 9781900621427 Publisher: University College Dublin Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2019 Annotation: The twelve essays in this collection by leading academics from the countries discussed examine how rapid global change and social transformation are impacting on all aspects of political life in the UK, Ireland, Northern Ireland, France, Spain, and the Basque country. It focuses on the uneven impact of these changes on interrelated levels of politics--national, regional, and institutional. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 320.941 |
| LCCN: 2004426545 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.24" W x 9.06" (1.11 lbs) 322 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Much attention has been paid to globalization, yet little has been focused on the relationship between the national and sub-national levels of politics. This publication has separate sections on the state in transition; on regionalism, nationalism and separatism; and on the security forces and the maintenance of order. The three states chosen - Britain, France and Spain - have historical similarities as ex-imperial, Atlantic seaboard states with weighty historical and institutional traditions. But they also differ in their institutions, in their centre-periphery relations and in their varying responses to the new phase of change. The authors assess the new constitutional configurations in each state - decentralisation, devolution or autonomous governments - and analyse the effect on the peripheries and the maintenance of order. The book also includes chapters on conflict in Northern Ireland and the Spanish Basque country and discussion of nationalist identity and assertion in the three countries. |