Suchergebnisse

Geopolitics in a globalized world -- Beyond territorial geopolitics -- Making the strange familiar -- The asymmetric border : the US place in the world and the refugee panic of 2018 -- Putting China in the world -- Territorial politics after the financial crisis -- Anti-federalist federalism -- Global regulation -- Managing the Eurozone crisis.

"This book challenges the widely accepted story that state sovereignty is in worldwide eclipse in the face of the overwhelming processes of globalization, offering a convincing framework that breaks with the either/or thinking of state sovereignty versus globalization" --

The first part of the book is concerned with developing the place perspective. Three dimensions of place are put forward: locale and sense of place describe the objective and subjective dimensions of local social arrangements within which political behaviour is realized; location refers to the impact of the 'macro-order', to the fact that a single place is one among many and that the social life of a place is embedded in theworkings of the state and the world economy. The second part of the book provides detailed examinations of American and Scottish politics, using the place perspective. Cont

How American hegemony came about, its effects on the world, and how it now haunts its creators.