Going Beyond the State?

Bendix, John; Sparrow, Bartholomew H.; Ollman, Bertell; Mitchell, Timothy

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“…. recent in appearance” (Mitchell in Bendix et al 1992: 1019). Finally, in his groundbreaking work on the constitution of “the economy,” he cuts off opportunities for articulation with cultural analyses, by invoking the now familiar rejection of macro categories like polity, economy, and culture: “To rethink economy, we will not get far by posing questions about the relationship between economy and culture – as if these were two big objects or spaces or dimensions, found everywhere, and as if our task were to identify their changing relationship, the diverging degrees of embeddedness, and so on” (Mitchell 2008: 1120).…”

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Articulating Theories of States and State Formation

Carroll¹

2009

J Historical Sociology

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Some historical sociologists have, with some justification, described the development of the sub-discipline in the language of three successive "waves." This framing implies that each wave supercedes the other across time. Given that second and third waves map onto generational distinctions, the whole idea of waves has been met with consternation from second wavers who are not ready to be superseded. In addition, there is some debate, if not confusion, over the criteria that define the waves. In this paper I suggest that the language of successive waves frustrates the potential to articulate different approaches with the aim of a more comprehensive understanding of historical societies. This is particularly the case with our understanding of states and state formation, which is the focus here. Instead of the waves framing, I suggest a strategy for articulating research agendas on state formation by conceiving of such in terms of their "centers of gravity" (or COGs) 1 rather than their boundaries. I pay particular attention to the body of work that can be said to have a concern with culture as its center of gravity, a body of work that while overlapping considerably is not co-extensive with that identified as third wave. In this context I elaborate a broad conceptual architecture of culture, at the foundation of which is the distinction between meaning, practice, and materiality. This triangulated conceptualization of culture can, I argue, clarify some ambiguities in the literature and aid articulation of three COGs in state theory. In addition, I suggest that many questions taken to be theoretical are actually empirical. I conclude by briefly illustrating the approach in the case of science and modern state formation in Ireland.

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Articulating Theories of States and State Formation

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2009

J Historical Sociology

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“…These studies raise questions about the real, substantial nature of such social categories as class, ethnicity and nation (Brubaker 1994;Tilly 2005;Tilly and Goodin 2006). They show how certain historical processes and certain political actors are able to spread and to institutionalize their ideas about what the collective identity should be and through which ways they are able to produce and shape the meaning and status of various collective identity groups (Mitchell 1991;Bendix et al 1992). They show how certain historical processes and certain political actors are able to spread and to institutionalize their ideas about what the collective identity should be and through which ways they are able to produce and shape the meaning and status of various collective identity groups (Mitchell 1991;Bendix et al 1992).…”

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Defining Nation and Religious Minorities in Russia and Turkey: A Comparative Analysis

Tasch

2010

Politics and Religion

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Many countries today face the challenges posed by their ethnic and religious diversity. This article comparatively analyzes how defining nation in Russia and Turkey affects what groups constitute religious minorities and what their prospects of integration into the Russian and Turkish societies are.It conceptualizes religious minorities as those religious groups that are excluded from the prevailing and institutionalized definitions of nation. This article studies what role religion, comprising Orthodox Christianity, and Sunni Islam, respectively, has played historically and until nowadays in Russia and Turkey in the definitions of their national identities and what kind of religious minorities each of these definitions created. It argues that a position of religious minorities depends not only on the informal association of national identity of the majority with certain religion, but also on the institutionalized support for the dominant religion by the ruling political forces.

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“…These internalizations, so he argues, produce a "metaphysical effect" (Mitchell 1991: 94), which generates a seemingly "novel form of external structures" (Mitchell 1991: 94): an autonomous state with solid borders. The state and its borders are thus a mere "metaphysical effect" (Mitchell 1991: 94 tics" (Bendix 1992(Bendix : 1009 and thus severely limiting their analytical usefulness. However, Bendix argues that a more important-and applicable-aspect of this border than the definition of its elusive shape is its constant contestation and the traffic across it.…”

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“…However, Bendix argues that a more important-and applicable-aspect of this border than the definition of its elusive shape is its constant contestation and the traffic across it. These aspects entail the mutual transformation of both state and society and thus limit the analytical usefulness of the concepts "society" and "state" (Bendix 1992 [and] for what purpose" (Bendix 1992(Bendix : 1007.…”

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The Resilience of Authoritarian Rule in Syria Under Hafez and Bashar Al-Asad

Büchs

2009

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Hafez and Bashar Al-Asad. It will be argued that this resilience is to a relevant extent caused by the fact that the regime's "material" as well as "ideational" forms of power share a common element, if not an underlying principle. This generates their compatibility and congruency and thus produces a convergence of forces which manifests in the regime's ability to exceed the mere sum of its individual forms of power. It will be demonstrated that this common principle can be conceptualized as a "tacit pact" between unequal parties, with the weaker party under constant threat of exclusion and/or coercion in the event of noncompliance. It will be argued that inherent in the pact is a high level of ambiguity; this, paradoxically, renders it more effective but at the same time also more instable as a tool of domination. Terms of use: Documents in

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Going Beyond the State?

Cited by 36 publications

References 22 publications

Articulating Theories of States and State Formation

Articulating Theories of States and State Formation

Defining Nation and Religious Minorities in Russia and Turkey: A Comparative Analysis

The Resilience of Authoritarian Rule in Syria Under Hafez and Bashar Al-Asad

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