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Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different interpretations. In this book, distinguished state theorist Bob Jessop provides a critical introduction to the state as both a concept and a reality. He lucidly guides readers through all the major accounts of the state, and examines competing efforts to relate the state to other features of social organization. Essential themes in the analysis of the state are explored in full, including state formation, periodization, the re-scaling of the state and the state's future. Throughout, Jessop clearly defines key terms, from hegemony and coercion to government and governance. He also analyses what we mean when we speak about 'normal' and 'exceptional' states, and states that are 'failed' or 'rogue'. Combining an accessible style with expert sensitivity to the complexities of the state, this short introduction will be core reading for students and scholars of politics and sociology, as well as anyone interested in the changing role of the state in contemporary societies.
Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different interpretations. In this book, distinguished state theorist Bob Jessop provides a critical introduction to the state as both a concept and a reality. He lucidly guides readers through all the major accounts of the state, and examines competing efforts to relate the state to other features of social organization. Essential themes in the analysis of the state are explored in full, including state formation, periodization, the re-scaling of the state and the state's future. Throughout, Jessop clearly defines key terms, from hegemony and coercion to government and governance. He also analyses what we mean when we speak about 'normal' and 'exceptional' states, and states that are 'failed' or 'rogue'. Combining an accessible style with expert sensitivity to the complexities of the state, this short introduction will be core reading for students and scholars of politics and sociology, as well as anyone interested in the changing role of the state in contemporary societies.
Bob Jessop presents an up-to-date account of his distinctive
approach to the dialectics of structure and strategy in the
exercise of state power. While his earlier work critically surveys
other state theories, this book focuses on the development of his
own strategic-relational approach. It introduces its main sources,
outlines its development, applies this approach to four case
studies, and sketches a strategic-relational research agenda. Thus
the book presents a comprehensive theoretical statement of the
approach and guidelines for its application.
In this important new book, Bob Jessop offers a radical new
interpretation of capitalist states and their likely future
development. He focuses on the changing forms, functions, scales
and effectiveness of economic and social policy that have emerged
since the 1950s in advanced western capitalist states. The postwar Keynesian welfare national state that developed in
most advanced capitalist societies has long been regarded as being
in crisis. Mounting tensions have been generated by technological
change, globalization, and economic and political crises, and new
social and political movements have also had a destabilizing
impact. Jessop examines these factors in relation to the rise,
consolidation and crisis of Atlantic Fordism and asks whether a new
type of capitalist state that is currently emerging offers a
solution. He notes that there are several difficulties still to be
overcome before the new type of state is consolidated; in
particular, he is critical of its neoliberal form and considers its
main alternatives. This book will have broad cross-disciplinary appeal. It will be read by sociologists, political scientists, institutional economists, geographers and students of social policy.
Bob Jessop presents an up-to-date account of his distinctive
approach to the dialectics of structure and strategy in the
exercise of state power. While his earlier work critically surveys
other state theories, this book focuses on the development of his
own strategic-relational approach. It introduces its main sources,
outlines its development, applies this approach to four case
studies, and sketches a strategic-relational research agenda. Thus
the book presents a comprehensive theoretical statement of the
approach and guidelines for its application.
This volume develops a novel approach to state theory. It offers a comprehensive review of the existing literature on the state and sets a new agenda for state research. Four central themes define the scope of the book: an account of the bases of the operational autonomy of the state; the need to develop state theory as part of a more general social theory; the possibilities of explaining 'capitalist societalization' without assuming that the economy is the ultimate determinant of societal dynamics; and a defence of the method of articulation in theory construction. In developing these issues, Bob Jessop both builds on and goes well beyond the view presented in his earlier books, "The Capitalist State" (1982) and "Nicos Poulantzas" (1985). The result is a highly original statement which will become a center-point of discussion. The volume confirms the author's standing as one of the most important post-War Marxist state theorists.
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