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Space and the State
Author(s) -
Martin James
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00033.x
Subject(s) - demise , speculation , subject (documents) , space (punctuation) , state (computer science) , sociology , corporate governance , economic geography , transformation (genetics) , state space , political economy , political science , law , economics , computer science , management , mathematics , biochemistry , chemistry , algorithm , library science , gene , macroeconomics , operating system , statistics
Speculation over the imminent demise of the nation‐state has recently given way to a more nuanced understanding of its ongoing transformation under globalising conditions. Far from disappearing, argue some, the state is subject to a process of ‘rescaling’ whereby its spatial dimensions are being radically reordered. What is emerging to replace post‐war welfare states is a new and more complex layering of the spaces of governance.