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Space and the State
Article first published online: 18 SEP 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00033.x
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Martin, J. (2007), Space and the State. Sociology Compass, 1: 651–663. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00033.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 21 SEP 2007
- Article first published online: 18 SEP 2007
- Sociology Compass 1/2 (2007): 651–663, 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00033.x
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Abstract
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.