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Democracy's Deep Roots : Why the Nation State Remains Legitimate /

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Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western democracies (Switzerland, Germany,...

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Main Authors: Schneider, Steffen (Author), Hurrelmann, Achim (Author), Krell-Laluhová, Zuzana (Author), Nullmeier, Frank (Author), Wiesner, Achim (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Transformations of the state.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Comparative Politics.
Democracy.
Globalization.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Sociology, general.
Comparative government.
International relations.
Political science.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western democracies (Switzerland, Germany, Britain, and the United States.).
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 253 pages 9 illustrations)
ISBN:9780230275331
DOI:10.1057/9780230275331