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Power and the State Martin J. Smith

Power and the State By Martin J. Smith

Power and the State by Martin J. Smith


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Summary

In this important new text, Martin Smith reassesses traditional debates about power and how they understand the nature and impact of the state. He develops an analysis of the new forms of state power that have developed in response to the perceived challenges of globalization and governance.

Power and the State Summary

Power and the State by Martin J. Smith

In this important new text, Martin Smith reassesses traditional debates about power and how they understand the nature and impact of the state. He develops an analysis of the new forms of state power that have developed in response to the perceived challenges of globalization and governance.

About Martin J. Smith

MARTIN J. SMITH is Professor of Politics and Director of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield. He has published widely on British Politics and Public Policy and is currently editor of Political Studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- PART I: THEORIES OF STATE POWER.- Understanding Power: Traditional Approaches.- Understanding Power: Radical Approaches.- States and Power.- A Framework for Analysing State Power.- PART II: MECHANISMS OF STATE POWER.- The Development of the State from Modernity to Past-modernity.- Legitimacy, Authority and Bureaucracy.- Force and Terror.- Rationality and Regulation.- Surveillance.- Risk.- States and the Moral Order.- The Limits of State Power.- Conclusion.

Additional information

GOR004287150
9780333964637
0333964632
Power and the State by Martin J. Smith
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2009-08-14
288
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