Citation

Martin J. Sociol. Compass 2007; 1(2): 651-663.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00033.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Speculation over the imminent demise of the nation-state has recently given way to a more nuanced understanding of its ongoing transformation under globalising conditions. Far from disappearing, argue some, the state is subject to a process of ‘rescaling’ whereby its spatial dimensions are being radically reordered. What is emerging to replace post-war welfare states is a new and more complex layering of the spaces of governance.