State Theories: Classical, Global and Feminist Perspectives - Hardcover

Knutitila, Murray; Kubik, Wendee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1856490270 ISBN 13: 9781856490276

Publisher: Zed Books Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

The third edition of State Theories updates the historical context of theories of the state by considering the impact of the decline of the welfare state in the post-Fordist era, the collapse of Eastern European and Soviet communism and the emergence of the so-called global information-based economies. New material has been added to the chapters dealing with pluralism and neo-Marxism (most importantly, regulation theory). Theories that address the gendered nature of the liberal democratic state have been expanded into a separate chapter, including issues raised by feminist and gay/lesbian theorizing. A completely new chapter addresses some of the most recent developments in state theory: addressing issues such as the debates about the relevance of the nation state in the global era, the post-modernist critique of totalizing theory and the impact of identity politics on the process of theorizing the state.

About this title

Synopsis:

This new edition, available in the UK for the first time, updates the historical context of theories of the state by considering the impact of the decline of the welfare state in the post-Fordist era, the collapse of eastern European and Soviet communism and the emergence of the so-called global information-based economies. New material has been added to the chapters dealing with pluralism and neo-Marxism (most importantly, "regulation theory"). Theories that address the gendered nature of the liberal democratic state have been expanded into a separate chapter, including issues raised by feminist and gay/lesbian theorising. A complete new chapter addresses some of the most recent developments in state theory: addressing issues such as the debates about the relevance of the nation state in the global era, the post-modernist critique of totalling theory and the impact of identity politics on the process of theorising the state.

About the Author:

Murray Knuttila teaches in the department of sociology and social studies at the University of Regina where he is also Dean of Arts. He is also the author of Introducing Sociology: A Critical Perspective, and numerous articles on the state in capitalist society and on the historical role of the state in structuring Western Canadian society. Wendee Kubik is currently an interdisciplinary doctoral candidate in the Canadian Plains Studies Program in the Canadian Plains Research Center at the University of Regina. The author and co-author of numerous papers on issues relating to farm women, stress, social change and rural issues, she is currently the book review editor of Prairie Forum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1856490270
• ISBN 13: 9781856490276
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224