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This volume makes a unique contribution to the literature on
nations and nationalism by examining why nations remain a vibrant
and strong social cohesive despite the threat of globalization.
Regardless of predictions forecasting the demise of the
nation-state in the global era, the nation persists as an important
source of identity, community, and collective memory for most of
the world's population. More than simply a corrective to the many
scholarly but premature epitaphs for the nation-state, this book
explains the continued health of nations in the face of looming
threats. The contributors include leading experts in the field,
such as Anthony D. Smith, William Safran, Edward Tiryakian as well
as younger scholars, whom adopt a variety of approaches ranging
from theoretical to empirical and historical to sociological, in
order to uncover both the reasons that nations continue to remain
vital and the mechanisms that help perpetuate them. The book
includes case studies on Ireland, Thailand, Poland, the Baltic
States, Croatia and Jordan.
Nationalism in a Global Era will be of great interest to
students and researchers of international politics, sociology,
nationalism and ethnicity.
This volume makes a unique contribution to the literature on
nations and nationalism by examining why nations remain a vibrant
and strong social cohesive despite the threat of globalization.
Regardless of predictions forecasting the demise of the
nation-state in the global era, the nation persists as an important
source of identity, community, and collective memory for most of
the world's population. More than simply a corrective to the many
scholarly but premature epitaphs for the nation-state, this book
explains the continued health of nations in the face of looming
threats. The contributors include leading experts in the field,
such as Anthony D. Smith, William Safran, Edward Tiryakian as well
as younger scholars, whom adopt a variety of approaches ranging
from theoretical to empirical and historical to sociological, in
order to uncover both the reasons that nations continue to remain
vital and the mechanisms that help perpetuate them. The book
includes case studies on Ireland, Thailand, Poland, the Baltic
States, Croatia and Jordan. Nationalism in a Global Era will be of
great interest to students and researchers of international
politics, sociology, nationalism and ethnicity.
This book analyses the role of universities as critical actors in
the socio-economic development of peripheral regions in Norway and
the Czech Republic. Examining the ambiguities of the traditional
mission of a university in comparison to contemporary demands, the
editors and contributors move past single-case analyses to adopt an
integrated conceptual and analytical framework. The authors
question whether universities can indeed 'fix' the conditions of
any region they operate in, as is a common assumption, by examining
peripheral regions, many of which have been devastated by natural
or man-made disasters. Simultaneously acknowledging the
complexities at the heart of both higher education institutions and
regions, this book brings together a set of critical contributions
that shed light on how universities can fulfil their role in
peripheral regions rather than knowledge-intensive cities and
towns. This uniquely researched book will be of interest to
students and scholars of higher education, universities and
communities, and education policy.
This open access book brings together scholars in the fields of
management, public policy, regional studies, and organization
theory around the concept of resilience. The aim is to provide a
more holistic understanding of the complex phenomenon of resilience
from a multi-sectorial, cross-national, and multidisciplinary
perspective. The book facilitates a conversation across diverse
disciplinary specializations and empirical domains. The authors
contribute both to theory testing and theory development and
provide key empirical insights useful for societies, organizations,
and individuals experiencing disruptive pressures, not least in the
context of a post-COVID-19 world. Diverse chapters are held
together by a clear organization of the volume across levels of
analysis (resilience in organizations and societies) and by an
original perspective on resilience derived from an extended review,
by the editors, of the existing literature and knowledge gaps,
according to which each of the individual chapter contributions is
positioned and connected to.
This open access book brings together scholars in the fields of
management, public policy, regional studies, and organization
theory around the concept of resilience. The aim is to provide a
more holistic understanding of the complex phenomenon of resilience
from a multi-sectorial, cross-national, and multidisciplinary
perspective. The book facilitates a conversation across diverse
disciplinary specializations and empirical domains. The authors
contribute both to theory testing and theory development and
provide key empirical insights useful for societies, organizations,
and individuals experiencing disruptive pressures, not least in the
context of a post-COVID-19 world. Diverse chapters are held
together by a clear organization of the volume across levels of
analysis (resilience in organizations and societies) and by an
original perspective on resilience derived from an extended review,
by the editors, of the existing literature and knowledge gaps,
according to which each of the individual chapter contributions is
positioned and connected to.
Several articles explore the multiple issues surrounding Social
Security, its financial impact, societal costs, and its future.
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