The State Theories and Issues

by Hay, Colin; Lister, Michael; Marsh, David

• ISBN13: 9781403934260
• ISBN10: 1403934266
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-19
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

There has been a resurgence of interest in the state by political analysts, as the much-anticipated crisis of the nation-state engendered by globalization has largely failed to materialize. This text aims to provide an accessible, comprehensive and contemporary introduction to the full range of theoretical perspectives on the state and the key contemporary issues and controversies that divide them.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	xi
Preface and Acknowledgements	xiii
Notes on the Contributors	xv
Introduction: Theories of the State	1	(189)
Colin Hay and Michael Lister
Defining the state	4	(5)
The concept of the state	9	(4)
Recent developments in state theory	13	(1)
Beyond the state?	14	(1)
Structure of the book	15	(5)
Further reading	20	(1)
1 Pluralism	21	(18)
Martin Smith
The roots of pluralism	22	(3)
The rise of American pluralism	25	(3)
The reformulation of pluralism	28	(1)
Developments in British pluralism	29	(2)
Developments in contemporary pluralism	31	(5)
Conclusion	36	(1)
Acknowledgements	37	(1)
Further reading	37	(2)
2 Elitism	39	(20)
Mark Evans
Classical elitism	41	(2)
The classical elitists in perspective	43	(1)
Modern elitist perspectives — from radical elitism to the statists	44	(3)
The statists and the governing elite	47	(2)
The modern elitists in perspective	49	(1)
Contemporary elitist approaches	50	(7)
In summary	57	(1)
Further reading	58	(1)
3 (What's Marxist about) Marxist State Theory?	59	(20)
Colin Hay
Marxism and the state	60	(5)
A genealogy of the state in Marxist theory	65	(11)
Conclusions	76	(2)
Further reading	78	(1)
4 Public Choice	79	(19)
Andrew Hindmoor
Public choice	81	(2)
Public choice, market failure and state failure	83	(3)
Forms of state failure	86	(6)
The critique of public choice	92	(2)
Public choice without prejudice	94	(2)
Conclusion	96	(1)
Further reading	97	(1)
5 Institutionalism	98	(20)
Vivien Schmidt
From the 'old institutionalism' to the 'new institutionalism'	99	(3)
Rational choice institutionalism	102	(2)
Historical institutionalism	104	(3)
Sociological institutionalism	107	(2)
Discursive institutionalism	109	(5)
Conclusion	114	(3)
Further reading	117	(1)
6 Feminism	118	(17)
Johanna Kantola
Feminist contributors	119	(7)
Criticisms of feminist perspectives on the state	126	(5)
Current feminist debates	131	(3)
Conclusion	134	(1)
Further reading	134	(1)
7 Green Theory	135	(20)
Matthew Paterson, Peter Doran and John Barry
Green critiques of the state	136	(6)
Disempowerment and democracy	142	(1)
A green anarchism?	143	(3)
Greening the state?	146	(6)
Conclusions	152	(2)
Further reading	154	(1)
8 Poststructuralism	155	(17)
Alan Finlayson and James Martin
Locating poststructuralism	155	(6)
Laclau and Mouffe: the impossibility of the state	161	(2)
Destabilizing state sovereignty	163	(3)
Foucault, power and governmentality	166	(4)
Conclusions	170	(1)
Further reading	171	(1)
9 Globalization and the State	172	(18)
David Marsh, Nicola J. Smith and Nicola Hothi
The globalization debate	172	(6)
Unpacking the relationship between economic processes, discourse(s) and policy outcomes	178	(11)
Conclusion	189	(1)
Further reading	189	(1)
10 The Transformation of the State	190	(19)
Georg Sørensen
Introduction	190	(1)
Economic transformation: the effects of globalization	191	(3)
Political transformation: towards multi-level governance	194	(2)
The transformation of community	196	(3)
The transformation of sovereignty	199	(3)
The connection to theories: interpretations of state transformation	202	(2)
Changes in statehood	204	(3)
Conclusion: new debates in the wake of state transformation	207	(1)
Further reading	208	(1)
11 Governance, Government and the State	209	(14)
B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre
Understanding the so-called shift from government to governance	210	(4)
The resilience of institutions	214	(6)
Governance, the state and political power	220	(1)
Conclusion	221	(1)
Further reading	222	(1)
12 Public/Private: The Boundaries of the State	223	(25)
Matthew Flinders
The topography of the state	225	(8)
The state: complexity, accountability and depoliticization	233	(11)
Shifting sands: the boundaries of the state	244	(3)
Further reading	247	(1)
Conclusion	248	(14)
Michael Lister and David Marsh
Changing theories of the state: has there been a convergence?	248	(6)
The role of the state: challenges and responses	254	(2)
What would a more sophisticated conceptualization of the state look like?	256	(4)
Future directions	260	(2)
Bibliography	262	(34)
Author Index	296	(6)
Subject Index	302