Political Loyalty and the Nation-State: 23 (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415369738 ISBN 13: 9780415369732

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Political Loyalty and the Nation-State examines the gradual weakening of the state's ability to order the political allegiances of its subjects. At the focal centre of the book lies the question of the extent to which it is possible to invest political principles, such as the rules and procedures of democracy, with a sentiment of loyalty and whether political loyalty can become merely a matter of choice and personal responsibility. The authors consider theoretical issues, problems of loyalty arising from population movement and case studies of conflicts of loyalty from Italy, Northern Ireland, and Russia. It is shown that loyalty can become decoupled from state, territory and nation; that loyalties can be multiple; and that today's loyalties reflect advanced attitudes towards difference.

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About the Author

Michael Waller is Professor Emeritus of European Politics at Keele University. Andrew Linklater is Woodrow Wilson Professor of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415369738
• ISBN 13: 9780415369732
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Linklater Andrew, Waller Michael