Nation-Building &amp; Citizenship

Bendix, Reinhard; Bendix, John

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“…What, then, was the main feature of the late state‐building processes of these three countries? It has been argued that the Western theory of modernization, which relied on the British and American experience as a pattern for the development of all other countries, cannot be applied to Germany (Martin : 11, Bendix : 212). German development has therefore often been described as following a Sonderweg , diverging significantly from the process of political and social modernization of Britain and other West European countries and characterized in particular by the survival of premodern social forces and structures (Lehmbruch : 47; Kocka ).…”

Section: Diffusion Of Constitutions Under the Condition Of Late Statementioning

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“…Germany was fragmented into different units and lacked a central authority because the local elites, or Junkers , strongly resisted any such change . Further, German intellectuals and opinion leaders emphasized the importance of liberty and individual personality, thanks to the continuous influences of liberal and radical ideas from France and England (Lehmbruch : 46–48, Bendix , 216–217).…”

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The fatal affinity of the ‘Sonderweg’ revisited: The diffusion of emergency powers in Germany, Japan and Korea (1871–1987)

Kim

2017

J Historical Sociology

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Many authoritarian regimes in Asia have utilized emergency powers to legitimize their measures of suppressing political opponents and maintaining power. In opposition to previous interpretations that categorize Asian experiences as 'exceptional cases' when compared to 'normal' Western liberal democracies, this article suggests that this issue should be viewed within the context of the broader 'affinity' of the 'Sonderweg' phenomenon. The paper compares Germany, Japan and Korea by examining the complex 'diffusion' processes of constitutional emergency powers and also by illuminating systemic affinities and fundamental differences. It argues that elites and technocrats in Germany, Japan and Korea exhibited diverging patterns in adopting, filtering and utilizing these constitutional powers.

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Section: Diffusion Of Constitutions Under the Condition Of Late Statementioning

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Section: Diffusion Of Constitutions Under the Condition Of Late Statementioning

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The fatal affinity of the ‘Sonderweg’ revisited: The diffusion of emergency powers in Germany, Japan and Korea (1871–1987)

Kim

2017

J Historical Sociology

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“…Comparisons, for one thing, can cast differences into sharper relief and put familiar issues in a new light. To paraphrase Reinhard Bendix (), a comparative lens increases the visibility of processes and structures in one society by highlighting differences and similarities with another. Moreover, in trying to account for differences and similarities, we can enlarge our understanding of the institutions, processes, and social patterns being compared—and identify connections that may have been minimized or not previously seen (Fredrickson ; see also Foner , ).…”

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Is Islam in Western Europe Like Race in the United States?

Foner

2015

Sociological Forum

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Asking whether Islam in Western Europe is like race in the United States is, to a large degree, to ask whether Muslims in Europe share the same fate and face the same barriers as blacks in the United States. The article considers (1) the nature of the hostility to Islam in Western Europe and why it is a greater barrier to inclusion for immigrants and their children than in the United States; (2) the dynamics of color‐coded race in the United States, comparing, on the one hand, the severe barriers confronting individuals and groups with African ancestry in the United States with the barriers facing Muslims (as well as black immigrants) in Western Europe and, on the other hand, considering certain advantages available to immigrants of color in the United States that Muslim and other immigrants lack in Europe; and (3) whether the boundary based on religion will prove more permeable for the descendants of Muslim immigrants in Western Europe than the racial boundary in the United States for those with visible African ancestry.

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“…The European bourgeoisie had accumulated capital over generations and fought off rivals (the church and the landed-aristocratic estates) (Bendix 1964;Moore 1993), whereas the colonised bourgeoisie has no independent source of power without capital, the moving force of capitalist modernity. The nationalist bourgeoisie is completely dependent on the state or handouts from established colonial capital.…”

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South Africa, settler colonialism and the failures of liberal democracy

2016

Choice Reviews Online

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Nation-Building & Citizenship

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The fatal affinity of the ‘Sonderweg’ revisited: The diffusion of emergency powers in Germany, Japan and Korea (1871–1987)

The fatal affinity of the ‘Sonderweg’ revisited: The diffusion of emergency powers in Germany, Japan and Korea (1871–1987)

Is Islam in Western Europe Like Race in the United States?

South Africa, settler colonialism and the failures of liberal democracy

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