The Territorial Dimension Of Politics

Author : Ivo D. Duchacek,Helena Duchacek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000306255

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The Territorial Dimension Of Politics by Ivo D. Duchacek,Helena Duchacek Pdf

This comparative study examines the dialectical tensions between global and regional interdependence and the fragmentation of humankind into territorial entities. Political authority may remain territory-bound, but borders increasingly are penetrated by pollutants, individuals, noncentral governments in search of foreign trade and investment, and transnational corporations, as well as the traditional exchanges of trade, media, and culture. The result of these transborder flows, accelerated by new technologies, is a new variety of international relations among “perforated sovereignties.†Dr. Duchacek analyzes the territorial organization of political authority in both democratic and authoritarian frameworks as well as in unitary and federal systems. Case studies focus on new forms of transborder interactions between neighboring countries, especially in North America and in Western Europe. The book is of major interest to scholars in the fields of political science and political economy. Quotations from a variety of political theorists and practitioners, illustrative diagrams, and maps make the book suitable for students of comparative politics, international relations, comparative federalism, and public policy.

Author : Ivo D. Duchacek
Publisher : New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Comparative government
ISBN : UOM:39076005958249

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Comparative Federalism by Ivo D. Duchacek Pdf

Author : Caroline Gray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000062588

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Territorial Politics and the Party System in Spain: by Caroline Gray Pdf

Across Western Europe, the global financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath not only brought economic havoc but also, in turn, intense political upheaval. Many of the political manifestations of the crisis seen in other Western and especially Southern European countries also hit Spain, where challenger parties caused unprecedented parliamentary fragmentation, resulting in four general elections in under four years from 2015 onwards. Yet Spain, a decentralised state where extensive powers are devolved to 17 regions known as ‘autonomous communities’, also stood out from its neighbours due to the importance of the territorial dimension of politics in shaping the political expression of the crisis. This book explains how and why the territorial dimension of politics contributed to shaping party system continuity and change in Spain in the aftermath of the financial crisis, with a particular focus on party behaviour. The territorial dimension encompasses the demands for ever greater autonomy or even sovereignty coming from certain parties within the historic regions of the Basque Country, Catalonia and, to a lesser extent, Galicia. It also encompasses where these historic regions sit within the broader dynamics of intergovernmental relations across Spain’s 17 autonomous communities in total, and how these dynamics contribute to shaping party strategies and behaviour in Spain. Such features became particularly salient in the aftermath of the financial crisis since this coincided with, and indeed accelerated, the rise of the independence movement in Catalonia.

Author : Peter James Madgwick,Richard Rose
Publisher : Springer
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1982-06-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349056033

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The Territorial Dimension in United Kingdom Politics by Peter James Madgwick,Richard Rose Pdf

Author : Brian C. Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000899849

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Decentralization by Brian C. Smith Pdf

First published in 1985, Decentralization provides an analytical framework for the comparative study of decentralization in contemporary systems of government. It discusses the structures and processes of all forms of decentralized government and administration, drawing on a wide range of states, developed and developing, capitalist and socialist. The book provides a comparative and theoretical treatment of a subject that for too long has been dealt with in a fragmented and ethnocentric fashion. Decentralization is examined from a theoretical perspective and the political demand for it is analysed. Four key universal themes are then explored: areas, intergovernmental relations, finance and institutions. Decentralization to small-scale communities is discussed and the special claims made for decentralization in developing countries are assessed. Examples are drawn from a wide range of countries throughout the world. The book is intended for courses in public administration, comparative government, urban studies and public policy. It will help both the student and the non-specialist understand an important and topical aspect of government everywhere.

Author : Linda Basile
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319758534

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The Party Politics of Decentralization by Linda Basile Pdf

This book addresses the process of decentralization in Italy, examined from the perspective of political parties. In particular, it assesses whether and to what extent the dynamics of party competition are likely to shape policy agenda and affect policy change. The author starts by providing a thorough account of the process and history of Italian decentralization and the policy outcomes achieved over time, before discussing how party attention to an issue triggers related policy changes (manipulation of salience). Next, the focus shifts to the concrete positions adopted by parties on decentralization to assess whether the pattern of party competition has been consensual or adversarial, and how this pattern influenced the process of reform (manipulation of position). Finally, the author examines the role of frames in party competition. This volume offers essential research that will prove useful to a variety of audiences, ranging from scholars of territorial and Italian politics to those interested in agenda-setting, policy change, and party politics.

Author : Margaret Moore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190222253

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A Political Theory of Territory by Margaret Moore Pdf

Our world is currently divided into territorial states that resist all attempts to change their borders. But what entitles a state, or the people it represents, to assume monopoly control over a particular piece of the Earth's surface? Why are they allowed to prevent others from entering? What if two or more states, or two or more groups of people, claim the same piece of land? Political philosophy, which has had a great deal to say about the relationship between state and citizen, has largely ignored these questions about territory. This book provides answers. It justifies the idea of territory itself in terms of the moral value of political self-determination; it also justifies, within limits, those elements that we normally associate with territorial rights: rights of jurisdiction, rights over resources, right to control borders and so on. The book offers normative guidance over a number of important issues facing us today, all of which involve territory and territorial rights, but which are currently dealt with by ad hoc reasoning: disputes over resources; disputes over boundaries, oceans, unoccupied islands, and the frozen Arctic; disputes rooted in historical injustices with regard to land; secessionist conflicts; and irredentist conflicts. In a world in which there is continued pressure on borders and control over resources, from prospective migrants and from the desperate poor, and no coherent theory of territory to think through these problems, this book offers an original, systematic, and sophisticated theory of why territory matters, who has rights over territory, and the scope and limits of these rights.

Author : Richard Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0835748278

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The Territorial Dimension in Government by Richard Rose Pdf

Author : Richard Rose
Publisher : Chatham House Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:B3866421

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The Territorial Dimension in Government by Richard Rose Pdf

Author : W. D. Davies
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520336834

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The Territorial Dimension of Judaism by W. D. Davies Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.

Author : Klaus Detterbeck,Eve Hepburn
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781784718770

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Handbook of Territorial Politics by Klaus Detterbeck,Eve Hepburn Pdf

The study of territorial politics has enjoyed a renaissance in the last thirty years. Scholars have questioned the state-centric assumptions upon which mainstream social science has been built, pointing to the territorial (re)distribution of power across and within states. This Handbook brings together leading scholars to demonstrate how territory has shaped institutional structures, public policies, elections, political parties, and identity across the world. Offering theoretical, comparative and empirical insights, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of territory on modern political, economic and social life.

Author : Manfred B. Steger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192589323

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Globalization: A Very Short Introduction by Manfred B. Steger Pdf

We live today in an interconnected world in which ordinary people can became instant online celebrities to fans thousands of miles away, in which religious leaders can influence millions globally, in which humans are altering the climate and environment, and in which complex social forces intersect across continents. This is globalization. In the fifth edition of his bestselling Very Short Introduction Manfred B. Steger considers the major dimensions of globalization: economic, political, cultural, ideological, and ecological. He looks at its causes and effects, and engages with the hotly contested question of whether globalization is, ultimately, a good or a bad thing. From climate change to the Ebola virus, Donald Trump to Twitter, trade wars to China's growing global profile, Steger explores today's unprecedented levels of planetary integration as well as the recent challenges posed by resurgent national populism. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Reinhard Heinisch,Emanuele Massetti,Oscar Mazzoleni
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351265546

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The People and the Nation by Reinhard Heinisch,Emanuele Massetti,Oscar Mazzoleni Pdf

The edited book brings together country experts on populism, ethno-territorial politics, and party competition. It consists of twelve empirical chapters, covering seven Western European states (Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK) as well as four Central European states (Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, and Poland). It is a collaboration by scholars from across Europe which contributes to the growing literature on populism by focusing on a relatively unexplored research agenda: the intersection of territoriality, ethno-politics, and populism. Presenting an original perspective contributing experts use case studies to highlight the territorial dimension of populism in different ways and identify that a deeper understanding of the interactions between populist actors and ethno-territorial ideologies is required. This book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and students of European politics, populism, and ethno-territorial politics.

Author : Emanuele Massetti,Simon Toubeau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000155716

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The Party Politics of Territorial Reforms in Europe by Emanuele Massetti,Simon Toubeau Pdf

The book analyses how political parties compete and strategise on the issue of territorial reform using case-studies that include countries from both Western (Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain) and Central-Eastern Europe (Poland, Slovakia and Romania). Each case-study considers different drivers of decentralization, such as territorial identities and the demands of regionalist parties for territorial autonomy or independence, efficiency concerns related to issues of uneven economic development and economic competitiveness, the pressure from supra-national organizations (especially the EU), as well as different combinations of these drivers. They also consider how the ideology and organisation of state-wide parties and the institutional context in which they compete shape their responses to these drivers and their strategy towards the question of territorial reform. This collection investigates the logic of the actions that guide political parties’ strategy to highlight trends that are apparent across the case-studies. This book was originally published as a special issue of West European Politics.

Author : Karlo Basta,John McGarry,Richard Simeon
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774828208

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Territorial Pluralism by Karlo Basta,John McGarry,Richard Simeon Pdf

Territorial pluralism is a form of political autonomy designed to accommodate national, ethnic, or linguistic differences within a state. It has the potential to provide for the peaceful, democratic, and just management of difference. But given traditional concerns about state sovereignty and unity, how realistic is it to expect that a state will agree to recognize and empower distinct substate communities? The contributors to this book answer this question by examining a wide variety of cases, including in developing and industrialized states and democratic and authoritarian regimes. They find that territorial pluralism remains a legitimate and effective means for managing difference in multinational states.