Table of Contents

Illustrations vii Preface ix Introduction: Nation-States in History 1 John A. Hall PART 1 NATIONAL IDENTITIES Chapter 1: Nationalism, Popular Sovereignty, and the Liberal Democratic State 29 Bernard Yack Chapter 2: What States Can Do with Nations: An Iron Law of Nationalism and Federation? 51 Brendan O'Leary Chapter 3: A State without a Nation? Russia after Empire 79 Anatoly M. Khazanov Chapter 4: The Return of the Coercive State: Behavioral Control in Multicultural Society 106 Peter Baldwin PART 2 STATE SECURITY Chapter 5: States, Security Function, and the New Global Forces 139 T. V. Paul Chapter 6: States and War in Africa 166 Jeffrey Herbst PART 3 STATE AUTONOMY Chapter 7: National Legislatures in Common Markets: Autonomy in the European Union and Mercosur 183 Francesco Duina Chapter 8: The Tax State in the Information Age 213 Christopher Hood Chapter 9: States, Politics, and Globalization: Why Institutions Still Matter 234 John L. Campbell Chapter 10: Globalization, the State, and Industrial Relations: Common Challenges, Divergent Transitions 260 Rudra Sil PART 4 STATE CAPACITY Chapter 11: The State after State Socialism: Poland in Comparative Perspective 291 Grzegorz Ekiert Chapter 12: Rotten from Within: Decentralized Predation and Incapacitated State 321 Minxin Pei Conclusion What States Can Do Now 350 G. John Ikenberry Contributors 373 Index 377

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Well written and well organized, this book reflects sound scholarship. I applaud the initiative of the editors to assemble such an eclectic collection that will be highly useful for those wishing to cross disciplinary boundaries. Moreover, the essays tend to avoid the disciplinary jargon that often limits a readership to a narrow academic audience. -- Bruce Cronin, University of Wisconsin, author of "Community Under Anarchy" Each of the chapters is soundly written and the volume as a whole brings together some outstanding, well recognized scholars to undertake an ambitious, wide-ranging enterprise. -- Hendrik Spruyt, Arizona State University, author of "The Sovereign State and Its Competitors"

About the Author

T. V. Paul, Professor of Political Science at McGill University, has published six books including India in the World Order. G. John Ikenberry, Peter F. Krogh Professor of Geopolitics and Global Justice at Georgetown University, is the author of After Victory (Princeton), which received the Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Prize for 2002 from the American Political Science Association as the best book in the area of international history and politics. John Hall is James McGill Professor of Sociology at McGill University. His books include Is America Breaking Apart? (Princeton).

Reviews

"This impressive volume brings together political scientists and sociologists to assess what effects globalization has had on the state ... backed up by an unusually comprehensive collection of historical and comparative research on economic and security issues in the advanced industrial and developing worlds."--Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs "The collection's unifying theme is ... the importance of nation-states within a context of globalization. This, apart from the merit of its individual contributions, is a major reason to welcome the publication of this fine edited collection."--Daniel Chernilo, Contemporary Sociology "The Nation-State in Question is an important addition to a growing literature critical of the view that unrelenting globalization has begun to limit state authority across a series of domains and might ultimately lead to the withering away to the state. The contributors to the book are unanimous in their view that the state has been the central organizational expression of modernity, and will continue be the dominant form of political organization for the foreseeable future."--Richard Ned Lebow, International History Review "The Nation State in Question is an excellent book that I would recommend to all students of contemporary politics. In particular, I would like to see students of globalization read this collection... The essays in this volume are original and interesting."--Paul Hamilton, International Journal "The book brings together a very capable group of scholars from the fields of international relations and comparative politics...[T]he principal contribution of this volume, which deserves a wide readership, lies in the combination of theoretical insight and in-depth analysis of policy areas."--Malte Pehl, Journal of Peace Research