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The continuing relevance of the nation state?
  • Introduction Evolution of political systems
    Explanation of change I Explanation of Change
    II External pressures for change European
    rescue of the nation state?

2
Introduction
  • Increasing integration in Western Europe fall
    of Communism in Eastern Europe
  • Logic of systems as models
  • Will the differences between nation states
    persist?

3
Evolution of political systems
  • 1950 - 1965
  • End of ideology, apathy. Stability seen as due
    to lack of conflict
  • Continuity legitimacy Characterisation of
    post-industrial society, especially UK, West
    Germany France

4
Evolution of political systems
  • 1965 - 1980
  • Rejection of political authority questioning
    relationship between politics society. Erosion
    of legitimacy
  • Demands for autonomy decentralisation New
    parties new social movements. Social disorder.

5
  • 1980 1990
  • Crisis of welfare state (West) and Communism
    (East)
  • 1990 -
  • New politics of Europe End of the nation state?
    Reassertion of democracy?

6
Explanation of change I Political sociology
  • Looks for sources of political phenomena in
    society structuralism
  • Societies have differences which seem relevant in
    explaining political behaviour
  • Social structure creates opportunities for action
    but doesnt determine behaviour

7
Explanation of change II Institutionalism
  • Politics has a logic of its own, expressed in
    institutions
  • Institutions have a life of their own, maintained
    through intergovernmentalism
  • Institutions need to be placed in context of
    relevant social factors

8
External pressures for change
  • Phil Cerny, The Changing Architecture of
    Politics From the welfare state to the
    competition state
  • Kenichi Ohmae The Rise of the Region State
  • Globalisation

9
European rescue of the nation state?
  • Should continue to look at
  • Divisions in society e.g. class, race
  • Institutions as decision-makers
  • Implementation of policy
  • Social structure, the party system
    organisation of government
  • Mechanism for influence (e.g. electoral systems)
    autonomy (e.g. regionalism)
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