The State: A Research Agenda

1981 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1191-1196 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Dear
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
The State ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Capitalist State

This essay is intended as an informal introduction to the papers and commentaries on the state contained in this special issue of Environmental and Planning A. It is presented in the form of a research agenda, which itself may provoke further debate on the role of the state in sociospatial processes. Two main themes are identified. The first concerns the form of the capitalist state and its historical evolution. The second addresses the functions of the state apparatus.

scholarly journals ÁGUA EM ESTADO VIVO: conflito socioambiental e r-existência em torno do rio Dendê, Barcarena, Pará

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Jaqueline do Nascimento Cruz ◽  
Marcel Theodoor Hazeu
Keyword(s):  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Prosecutor ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
The Voice

A Amazônia é um hidroterritório e um bioma que comporta milhares de pessoas, espécies da fauna e flora. O Rio Dendê, em Barcarena-Pará, faz parte deste cenário. Este rio é palco de conflitos de interesses entre empresas transnacionais, o estado e comunidades ribeirinhas. O estudo analisa, a partir de estudo documental e observação participante, estes conflitos, situando-os em um panorama histórico-interpretativo, com foco no papel do Estado e na r-existência das comunidades ribeirinhas. O aparato estatal se apresenta através da ação da Companhia de Desenvolvimento Econômico, da Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade e do Ministério Público A voz das comunidades serve como contrapartida. Conclui, ainda, que o apoio do estado é fundamental para o avanço do capital sobre o hidroterritório Dendê, empobrecendo-o e transformando o modo de vida dos ribeirinhos que mesmo assim r-existem.Palavras-chave: Conflito socioambiental. Hidroterritório. Estado. R-existência. Amazônia.WATER IN LIVING STATE: socio-environmental conflict and r-existence around the Dendê River, Barcarena, ParáAbstractThe Amazon is a hydroterritory and a biome that holds thousands of people, species of fauna and flora. The Dendê River in Barcarena-Pará is part of this scenario. This river is the scene of conflicts of interest between transnational corporations, the state and riverside communities. From documentary study and participant observation, we analyze these conflicts, situating them in a historical-interpretative panorama, focusing on the role of the state and the r-existence of riverside communities. The state apparatus is presented through the action of the Company of Economic Development, the State Secretariat ofEnvironment and Sustainability and the Public Prosecutor. The voice of the communities serves as a counterpart. It can be concluded that state support is fundamental for the advancement of capital over the Dendê hydroterritory, impoverishing it and transforming the way of life of the riverside communities.Keywords: Socioenvironmental conflict. Hydroterritory. State. R-existence. Amazon.

scholarly journals FinTech, economy and space: Introduction to the special issue

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1490-1497
Author(s):  
Eric Knight ◽  
Dariusz Wójcik
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Uneven Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Geographical Research ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Spatial Dimensions ◽  
Media Research

In the introduction to the first-ever special issue on the spatial dimensions of FinTech, we show that despite a FinTech fever in business and media, research on FinTech is still niche, particularly in social sciences. We describe FinTech as a research area full of controversies, ripe and in need of geographical research. As we outline, papers in this issue contribute to the debate primarily by examining the role of the state, financial centres and uneven development in FinTech.

Introduction

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Judith Keene
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
International Justice ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Involvement ◽  
Contemporary Issue ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Status ◽  
State Protection

Abstract This special issue of The Public Historian will examine what is a pressing, pervasive, traumatic, and very public contemporary issue in which history and historians are heavily involved in many countries around the globe. Authors will investigate a range of issues around the state involvement in death, including the role of the state as perpetrator and its responsibilities to the victims and their families; the process and significance of exhumation, of identification, and of repatriation; the status of refugees and displaced peoples who die when legally stateless and so without state protection; the differing transnational stances in tracing and punishing the perpetrators; the fraught issue of personal and official reparation; and the role and efficacy of international justice.

Precarization and Labor Resistance: Canada, the USA, India and China

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 469-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Chan ◽  
Manjusha Nair ◽  
Chris Rhomberg
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Precarious Labor ◽  
India And China

Precarization, in its form and consequences, varies across workers, sectors and geographies. The five articles in this special issue examine ways that workers have struggled with and against precarious labor in different contexts, from low-wage retail and service workers in Canada and the USA, to manufacturing and construction workers in India and China. In particular, they show that the role of the state has been crucial in shaping the terrain of struggle at the workplace and in the wider community. They argue that against all odds protesting workers have repeatedly exercised some power to influence employer and government policies.

La intervención del Estado en la economía y en la sociedad en México: Sus orígenes y desarrollo. Una propuesta de interpretación

1989 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-68
Author(s):  
María del Refugio González
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
The State ◽  
Active State ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
Economic Inequalities

The article examines the nature of the "active state" by exploring its historical evolution. The role of the state in contemporary Mexico cannot be understood without taking into account the nature and role of the crown during the colonial era. Indeed, after the failure of liberalism in the nineteenth century, post Revolutionary Mexican political leaders resorted to traditional institutions, but gave them modern appearances, to resolve the socio-economic inequalities of the country.

Comparing Legal Professions Cross-nationally: From a Professions-centered to a State-centered Approach

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietrich Rueschemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
The State ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Education Organization ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
The Social ◽  
Legal Professions

Legal occupations vary dramatically from country to country—in scope of activity, education, organization, and institutional setting. This essay proposes to study legal occupations focusing on their relations to the state rather than on their character as “professions.” It builds on the recent renaissance of state-centered approaches in the social sciences. A review of the diversity of law work and legal occupations in different countries leads to state-centered conceptualizations that identify institutionally comparable features of law work. A sketch of the European historical background of modern legal professions yields theoretical principles that can inform the proposed approach. Variations in the role of the state and in the relation of lawyers to the state apparatus are then shown to be related to differences between national legal professions. Even where the law is primarily seen as a profession, the character of law work is better understood when related to the state.

scholarly journals State capitalism(s) redux? Theories, tensions, controversies

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilias Alami ◽  
Adam D Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Policy Instruments ◽  
The State ◽  
State Capitalism ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The World ◽  
Comparative Capitalism ◽  
Capitalist State

This article interrogates the notion of state capitalism, exploring the contributions and limits of the concept as a means of theorizing the more visible role of the state across the world capitalist economy. We critically synthesize the key arguments, outlining commonly cited properties and practices of state capitalism, in three bodies of literature: strategic management, comparative capitalism and global political economy. We find that the term not only lacks a unified definition, but actually refers to an extremely wide array of policy instruments, strategic objectives, institutional forms and networks, that involve the state to different degrees. For this proliferation of competing usages to be productive and not lead to analytical impasses, we argue that there is a need for a heightened level of reflexive scrutiny of state capitalism as a category of analysis. In that spirit, we identify three issues that the literature must further grapple with for the term to be analytically meaningful, that is, capable of rendering (state)capitalist diversity amenable to analysis and critique: (1) the ‘missing link’ of a theory of the capitalist state, (2) the time horizons of state capitalism, or the question of ‘periodization’, (3) territorial considerations or the question of ‘locating’ state capitalism.

How State Capacity Helps Autocrats win Elections

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Merete Bech Seeberg
Keyword(s):  
State Capacity ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
The State ◽  
State Control ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
The Media ◽  
Election Violence

Abstract Research has highlighted the role of the state in sustaining authoritarian regimes. But how does state capacity support autocrats during elections? The author argues that one specific aspect of state capacity – control over territory through the state apparatus – helps autocrats ensure large majority electoral victories. High-capacity rulers can rely on local agents and institutions to subtly manipulate elections, for instance by controlling the media or inhibiting the work of domestic election monitors throughout the territory while staying clear of costly manipulation such as election violence. In cross-national analyses of authoritarian multiparty elections from 1946 to 2017, the study finds that state territorial control increases the likelihood of large victories. Furthermore, high levels of state control correlate with subtle strategies of manipulation, including media bias and restrictions on domestic monitors – strategies that are also positively associated with large victories. At the same time, state control is negatively associated with election violence.

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