Beyond the nation-state

The book examines the effects of education in creating global citizens who share a world culture. This occurs within an international system that still remains decentralized, composed of independent nation-states as major actors. Prof. Kamens argues that as globalization intensifies, this system of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kamens, David H.
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
Series:Research in the sociology of education ; v. 18.
Subjects:
Social Science > Sociology > General.
Education > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Sociology.
Globalization.
Education and globalization.
Nation-state.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. The world polity and political culture / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 2. 'Knowledge societies', agency, and new actors / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 3. Individualism and its institutional consequences / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 4. States without nations : reconstructing society / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 5. Modernity and changing patterns of intolerance / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 6. New models of nationhood and citizenship / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 7. 'Global citizens' and national institutions / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 8. New polities, new standards for political elites / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 9. The construction of public opinion / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 10. The media : the decline of credibility and elite control / David H. Kamens
  • ch. 11. The future of nationhood / David H. Kamens.

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