Where nation-states come from : institutional change in the age of nationalism
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Where nation-states come from : institutional change in the age of nationalism
Princeton University Press, c2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-401) and index
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ISBN 9780691127286
Description
To date, the world can lay claim to little more than 190 sovereign independent entities recognized as nation-states, while by some estimates there may be up to eight hundred more nation-state projects underway and seven to eight thousand potential projects. Why do a few such endeavors come to fruition while most fail? Standard explanations have pointed to national awakenings, nationalist mobilizations, economic efficiency, military prowess, or intervention by the great powers. "Where Nation-States Come From" provides a compelling alternative account, one that incorporates an in-depth examination of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and their successor states. Philip Roeder argues that almost all successful nation-state projects have been associated with a particular political institution prior to independence: the segment-state, a jurisdiction defined by both human and territorial boundaries. Independence represents an administrative upgrade of a segment-state. Before independence, segmental institutions shape politics on the periphery of an existing sovereign state.
Leaders of segment-states are thus better positioned than other proponents of nation-state endeavors to forge locally hegemonic national identities. Before independence, segmental institutions also shape the politics between the periphery and center of existing states. Leaders of segment-states are hence also more able to challenge the status quo and to induce the leaders of the existing state to concede independence. Roeder clarifies the mechanisms that link such institutions to outcomes, and demonstrates that these relationships have prevailed around the world through most of the age of nationalism.
Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES vii LIST OF TABLES ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi PART ONE: THE INSTITUTIONAL ORIGINS OF NATION-STATES CHAPTER ONE: Who Gets a State of Their Own? 3 CHAPTER TWO: Varieties of Segmented States 42 PART TWO: PROCESSES: FORGING POLITICAL-IDENTITY HEGEMONIES CHAPTER THREE: Hegemonies and Segment-State Machines 81 CHAPTER FOUR: Creating Identity Hegemony 108 CHAPTER FIVE: Conditions for Political-Identity Hegemony 136 PART THREE: PROCESSES: ESCALATION TO NATION-STATE CRISES CHAPTER SIX: The Dynamics of Nation-State Crises 163 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Segmental Agenda and Escalation of Stakes 203 CHAPTER EIGHT: Escalation of Means in Nation-State Crises 229 PART FOUR: OUTCOMES: CRISES AND INDEPENDENCE CHAPTER NINE: Which Nation-State Projects Create Crises? 259 CHAPTER TEN: Which Segment-States Become Nation-States? 290 CHAPTER ELEVEN: Nation-States and the International System 341 APPENDIX: Segment-States, 1901-2000 355 REFERENCES 365 INDEX 403
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: [pbk.] ISBN 9780691134673
Description
To date, the world can lay claim to little more than 190 sovereign independent entities recognized as nation-states, while by some estimates there may be up to eight hundred more nation-state projects underway and seven to eight thousand potential projects. Why do a few such endeavors come to fruition while most fail? Standard explanations have pointed to national awakenings, nationalist mobilizations, economic efficiency, military prowess, or intervention by the great powers. Where Nation-States Come From provides a compelling alternative account, one that incorporates an in-depth examination of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and their successor states. Philip Roeder argues that almost all successful nation-state projects have been associated with a particular political institution prior to independence: the segment-state, a jurisdiction defined by both human and territorial boundaries. Independence represents an administrative upgrade of a segment-state. Before independence, segmental institutions shape politics on the periphery of an existing sovereign state.
Leaders of segment-states are thus better positioned than other proponents of nation-state endeavors to forge locally hegemonic national identities. Before independence, segmental institutions also shape the politics between the periphery and center of existing states. Leaders of segment-states are hence also more able to challenge the status quo and to induce the leaders of the existing state to concede independence. Roeder clarifies the mechanisms that link such institutions to outcomes, and demonstrates that these relationships have prevailed around the world through most of the age of nationalism.
Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES vii LIST OF TABLES ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi PART ONE: THE INSTITUTIONAL ORIGINS OF NATION-STATES CHAPTER ONE: Who Gets a State of Their Own? 3 CHAPTER TWO: Varieties of Segmented States 42 PART TWO: PROCESSES: FORGING POLITICAL-IDENTITY HEGEMONIES CHAPTER THREE: Hegemonies and Segment-State Machines 81 CHAPTER FOUR: Creating Identity Hegemony 108 CHAPTER FIVE: Conditions for Political-Identity Hegemony 136 PART THREE: PROCESSES: ESCALATION TO NATION-STATE CRISES CHAPTER SIX: The Dynamics of Nation-State Crises 163 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Segmental Agenda and Escalation of Stakes 203 CHAPTER EIGHT: Escalation of Means in Nation-State Crises 229 PART FOUR: OUTCOMES: CRISES AND INDEPENDENCE CHAPTER NINE: Which Nation-State Projects Create Crises? 259 CHAPTER TEN: Which Segment-States Become Nation-States? 290 CHAPTER ELEVEN: Nation-States and the International System 341 APPENDIX: Segment-States, 1901-2000 355 REFERENCES 365 INDEX 403
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