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The End of Sovereignty? The Politics of a Shrinking and Fragmenting World Joseph A. Camilleri La Trobe University and Jim Falk University of Wollongong
Edward Elgar Aldershot, UK 1992
tate sovereignty has traditionally been one of the central ordering concepts in the study of international relations. This important new book re-examines the theory and practice of state sovereignty against the back drop of rapid economic, technological and institutional changes which have shaped the modern world. The End of Sovereignty? explores the evolving pattern of interaction between national, subnational and transnational actors and the continued relevance of the notion of sovereignty to an understanding of contemporary politics. In the process, the book offers an important contribution to political theory, new insights into the emerging world political system, and a challenging analysis of the new macro political agenda.
© Joseph A. Camilleri, Jim Falk 1992 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Gower House Croft Road Aldershot Hants GUI 1 3HR England Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Distributed in the United States by Ashgate Publishing Company Old Post Road Brookfield Vermont 05036 USA A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Camilleri, Joseph A., 1944- The end of sovereignty?: the politics of a shrinking and fragmenting world/Joseph A. Camilleri and Jim Falk. p. cm. 1. Sovereignty. I. Falk, Jim, 1946- . II. Title. JC327.C36 1992 320.15-dc2O 91-28764 CIP ISBN 1 85278 0320 1 85278 699 X (paperback) Printed and bound in Great Britain by Billing and Sons Ltd, Worcester
Contents Preface 1 World in Transition 2 Sovereignty in Theory and Practice The need for historical perspective The theory of sovereignty Functions of the modern state Old debates, new questions 3 The Interpretative Crisis Sovereignty and (post?) modernity World Economy Economic internationalization The world system The state and the process of internationalization Changing nature of hegemony Role of international organization Diffusion of power and authority 4 Technological Change Coercive technology and the power of the state A global architecture of power The architecture of corporate organization The architecture of communication The architecture of production Lessons from the NICs? The state and technology policy 5 The Security Dilemma Boundaries International organization Interconnectedness of the international system The East-West axis of conflict Conclusion 6 Ecological Crisis The emergence of the ecological challenge Ecological impact and the sovereign domain The ecological impact of sovereignty The instrumental character of the state The construction of time in the sovereign domain The partitioning of environmental acts State projects and the environment Ecology and the challenge to sovereignty discourse 7 The New Social Movements Sovereignty and institutional politics Characterization of new social movements Functions of new social movements Reinterpreting time and space Implications for sovereignty 8 Current Trends - Future Possibilities Restatement of the sovereignty model Analytical and normative tensions Unfolding of historical process Extending our conceptual horizons Reshaping the future Select Bibliography Index
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