Democracy's Deep Roots: Why the Nation State Remains Legitimate

By Zuzana Krell-Laluhov, Achim Hurrelmann, Achim Wiesner, et al.

Book Overview

Does the democratic nation state remain a legitimate regime form in the current age of globalization? This book uses a novel, analytical approach to probe this topical question, drawing on a comparative study of legitimation discourses in the media of four Western democracies (Switzerland, Germany, Britain, and the United States.)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349320218
• ISBN13: 9781349320219
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"