The End of History and the Last Man

Series Editor's Preface. Introduction by John Breuilly. Acknowledgements. 1. Definitions. State and nation. The nation. 2. Culture in Agrarian Society. Power and culture in the agro-literature society. The varieties of agrarian rulers. 3. Industrial Society. The society of perpetual growth. Social genetics. The age of universal high culture. 4. The Transition to an Age of Nationalism. A note on the weakness of nationalism. Wild and garden culture. 5. What is a Nation. The course of true nationalism never did run smooth. 6. Social Entropy and Equality in Industrial Society. Obstacles to entropy. Fissures and barriers. A diversity of focus. 7. A Typology of Nationalisms. The varieties of nationalist experience. Diaspora nationalism. 8. The Future of Nationalism. Industrial culture - one or many?. 9. Nationalism and Ideology. Who is for Nuremberg?. One nation, one state. 10. Conclusion. What is not being said. Summary. Select bibliography. Bilbliography of Ernest Gellner's writing: Ian Jarvie. Index

Nations and Nationalism

Preface Introduction: Traditions of Nationhood in France and Germany I. The Institution of Citizenship 1. Citizenship as Social Closure 2. The French Revolution and the Invention of National Citizenship 3. State, State-System, and Citizenship in Germany II. Defining The Citizenry: The Bounds of Belonging 4. Citizenship and Naturalization in France and Germany 5. Migrants into Citizens: The Crystallization of Jus Soli in Late-Nineteenth-Century France 6. The Citizenry as Community of Descent: The Nationalization of Citizenship in Wilhelmine Germany 7. \"Etre Francais, Cela se Merite\": Immigration and the Politics of Citizenship in France in the 1980s 8. Continuities in the German Politics of Citizenship Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany.

What makes organizations so similar? We contend that the engine of rationalization and bureaucratization has moved from the competitive marketplace to the state and the professions. Once a set of organizations emerges as a field, a paradox arises: rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them. We describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative—leading to this outcome. We then specify hypotheses about the impact of resource centralization and dependency, goal ambiguity and technical uncertainty, and professionalization and structuration on isomorphic change. Finally, we suggest implications for theories of organizations and social change.

The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields (Chinese Translation)

Ethnic Groups in Conflict

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057%2Fpalgrave.ap.5500176.pdf

Politics in Time: History, Institutions, and Social Analysis

The paradox of federalism is about whether self-rule accommodates or exacerbates ethnic divisions. A federal arrangement that formally recognizes ethno-linguistic diversity to help manage divisions can also pave the way for eventual disintegration. In this introductory piece, the editors of this Special Issue highlight a number of common reference points for the study of the secession-inducing and secession-preventing features of federalism: First, the political will of the secessionists and their capacity to mobilize to this end; secondly, the characteristics of federal institutional/constitutional design; and, thirdly, economic and sociological uncodified factors that have a bearing upon these questions.

The Paradox of Federalism: Does Self-Rule Accommodate or Exacerbate Ethnic Divisions?

1. Federalism and Congruence 2. Austria 3. Belgium 4. Canada 5. Germany 6. Switzerland 7. The Political Sociology of Federalism

Explaining Federalism: State, society and congruence in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany and Switzerland

On 14 November 2004, the Belgian far-right party Vlaams Blok changed its name to Vlaams Belang and instituted a number of changes in its programme. This was a response to the earlier decision of the Court of Cassation which had found Vlaams Blok to be in violation of the law against racism. As a result, some of the more extreme positions of Vlaams Blok have been dropped from the new statute of Vlaams Belang. Opinion is divided concerning whether or not the law against racism has worked by effectively setting the parameters for legally acceptable propaganda, or whether the recent changes would help the far-right expand its voter base by making it more mainstream. This article seeks to contrast these two points of view.

From Vlaams Blok to Vlaams Belang: The Belgian Far-Right Renames Itself

Austria is an understudied case in comparative federalism. There are, however, interesting theoretical observations concerning the workings of Austrian federalism. In particular, analysis of the Austrian federal system is likely to call attention to the relationship between political institutions and the social structure in the study of comparative federalism. This essay seeks to expose the centralizing tendencies related to societal homogeneity that exert broad pressures on Austria's federal system. Empirical evidence shows a pan-Austrian national framework of reference employed by political actors even when the policy areas in question are within exclusive Lander jurisdiction. Without the territorially based distinctiveness necessary to sustain a federal outlook, the Austrian federal system has moved in a centralist direction. Copyright 2004, Oxford University Press.

Jan Erk

Papers

Politics in Time: History, Institutions, and Social Analysis

The Paradox of Federalism: Does Self-Rule Accommodate or Exacerbate Ethnic Divisions?

Explaining Federalism: State, society and congruence in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany and Switzerland

From Vlaams Blok to Vlaams Belang: The Belgian Far-Right Renames Itself

Austria: A Federation without Federalism