Global-Local Tradeoffs, Order-Disorder Consequences: 'State' No More An Island?

The book explores how technological developments and populist pressures interact to reinvent the state in unexpected ways, examining the impact of international organizations and grass-roots movements on global developments. It highlights ongoing crises such as adjusting international institutions, absorbing populist outbursts, shifting from peacekeeping to peacemaking, spying in the global south, absorbing displaced persons, Rwandan land reform, pandemic and RMG readjustments, Bangladesh's democratic transition, Rohingyan-Syrian refugees, and Mexicos 1990s liberalization. The book emphasizes the struggle between state strength and state porosity, the decline of global order, and the lack of control over globalizing/localizing dynamics in everyday life.

Format: Hardback
Length: 330 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

In this comprehensive book, ten substantive chapters delve into the intricate interplay between technological advancements (globalizing forces) and the growing pressures of populism (localizing dynamics), continuously reshaping the state in unforeseen and unpredictable ways. We explore the impact of international organizations on global developments, as well as the influence of grassroots grievances on big-picture outcomes across diverse regions worldwide. By examining these unfolding crises in chronological order, we gain valuable insights into policy-making observations. These crises revolve around various aspects, including adjusting international institutions, addressing current populist outbursts, transitioning from peacekeeping to peacemaking, engaging in espionage in the global south, accommodating displaced persons, implementing Rwandan land reform, responding to pandemics and RMG adjustments, facilitating Bangladesh's democratic transition, addressing the Rohingyan-Syrian refugee crisis, and experiencing the 1990s liberalization in Mexico. While the book offers a broad perspective, it also highlights the ongoing struggle between state strength and state porosity, the decline of global order, and the absence of any effective control mechanism against the dynamics of globalization and localization in the everyday lives of individuals. This interplay of uncertainty persists on the analytical plane, adding depth and complexity to our understanding of the evolving state landscape.

Weight: 596g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811694189
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022