The state after modernism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin J Smith (0000-0002-7377-511X, University of York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 330-339 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185377.2016.1231069 |
| OpenAlex | W2526574844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
In his book Democratic Governance Mark Bevir has highlighted a number of key issues facing those of us who want to understand the state and its role in governing. Not only has the role of the state changed significantly in the last 30 years but those changes need to be understood in terms of the implications for the nature of the state's interaction with society and the ways in which the state exercises power within a democratic context. Perhaps what Bevir highlights most is how the conceptions of the state amongst elites is being challenged by changes in the form of government but more importantly by changes in the nature of knowledge and how citizens understand their relationship to the state. Whilst Mark Bevir is right to acknowledge the role and influence of ideas, he has a tendency to overemphasize their impact and as a consequence pays insufficient attention to the role that institutions and structures more generally play in mediating the way in which beliefs and ideas affect outcomes. This simplification leads to an overestimation of the degree of change that has occurred in Britain in particular and in states in general
Context (archaeology · Democracy · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Philosophy · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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State in Society
Understanding British Government
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Still Muddling, Not Yet Through
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |