Beyond the nation-state

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kamens, David H.
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
• Σειρά: Research in the sociology of education ; v. 18.
• Θέματα: Social Science > Sociology > General.; Education > Philosophy & Social Aspects.; Sociology.; Globalization.; Education and globalization.; Nation-state.

The book examines the effects of education in creating global citizens who share a world culture. This occurs within an international system that still remains decentralized, composed of independent nation-states as major actors. Prof. Kamens argues that as globalization intensifies, this system of...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• ch. 1. The world polity and political culture / David H. Kamens
• ch. 2. 'Knowledge societies', agency, and new actors / David H. Kamens
• ch. 3. Individualism and its institutional consequences / David H. Kamens
• ch. 4. States without nations : reconstructing society / David H. Kamens
• ch. 5. Modernity and changing patterns of intolerance / David H. Kamens
• ch. 6. New models of nationhood and citizenship / David H. Kamens
• ch. 7. 'Global citizens' and national institutions / David H. Kamens
• ch. 8. New polities, new standards for political elites / David H. Kamens
• ch. 9. The construction of public opinion / David H. Kamens
• ch. 10. The media : the decline of credibility and elite control / David H. Kamens
• ch. 11. The future of nationhood / David H. Kamens.