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Globalization & regionalization influence the political, legal, economic, & military institutions of modern liberal democratic states & are producing both integration through the growth of communication & interconnectedness & fragmentation through the weakening of existing political relations. This global context challenges the meaning & suitability of democratic politics in three arenas: (1) scope & capacity of the state regulatory ability; (2) the representativeness & accountability of the state to its regional & ethnic communities & movements; & (3) the relationship between sovereignity, democracy, & the territorial political community. D. Generoli

Based on interviews and the voluminous materials in the archives of the SED, the Stasi and central and regional authorities, this volume focuses on several contrasting minorities (Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, 'guest' workers from Vietnam and Mozambique, football fans, punks, and skinheads) and their interaction with state and party bodies during Erich Honecker's rule over the communist system. It explores how they were able to resist persecution and surveillance by instruments of the state, thus illustrating the limits on the power of the East German dictatorship and shedding light on the notio

AbstractThis article focuses on the relationship between Alevis and the Turkish and German states. It does so by examining the Turkish Alevi Opening (2009–2010) and the German Islam Conference (2006–present), two unprecedented official platforms aimed at improving Alevis' political participation. The study asks why such state-sponsored initiatives came into existence in Turkey and Germany, and why the German Islam Conference has proven more successful from the perspective of Alevis. It argues that even though the diffusion of EU norms and pressure from transnational advocacy networks have increased awareness regarding the Alevi issue, domestic factors have been more salient in the emergence and outcome of these initiatives in both countries.

Both the British government and the Labour leadership (through the Commission on Social Justice) have instigated radical reviews of the welfare state. This article criticises the British social scientific research available to these enquiries. It draws on Bill Jordan's recent (as yet unpublished) ESRC review and synthesis of research on poverty and social exclusion, and his and Marcus Redley's ESRC-funded comparative study of decision-making and moral regulation in households. The authors argue that too little scholarly attention has been given to the divergence between better-off and poor people's practices over work and welfare. This dimension of polarization - the way higher-income couples orientate towards property, occupational and private welfare, and low-income couples towards means-tested benefits, in their employment decisions - has important implications, both for the underclass debate and for the future of the welfare state.

The 'dual state' thesis provides a useful starting point in analysing the relationship between the central and local state. However the history of reform in local government finance suggests that the dual state approach underemphasizes a number of important features of the relationship. Notably the degree of diversity which exists between the interests displayed by different sectors of the central state, the vertical linkages which exist between national and local levels and the difficulty of pursuing coherent long term strategies in local finance.

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking in the United States (US); however, there is a lack of state policies and regulations to address radon gas exposure. This study aimed to explain if state radon legislation for child care centers is associated with the percent of counties within the state in radon zone 1(above 4 pCi/L). The research method was secondary analysis. Data were obtained from EPA radon website, journal resources, state laws and regulations, and official state government websites. The existing radon laws were assessed based on the EPA radon zones. Then, independent T-Test with a significant level of P<0.05 was used. The finding of this study indicated 39 US states have at least one county or more in radon zone 1, and 11 states have no counties in radon zone 1. Eleven states have legislation associated with child care centers, and 39 states have no such regulation in place. Twenty eight percent (28%) (n=39) of states with at least one county or more in radon zone 1 have radon regulations for child care facilities. The findings reveal that states located in EPA radon zone 1, partially or completely, were Eighty eight percent (88%) likely to not have different regulations requiring the radon testing in child care centers than states that are not in zone 1. In other words, the association between state radon legislation for child care centers and the percent of counties in radon zone 1 is remarkable but not significant (p-value = 0.12).

Examines why in an era of national 'corporatism' and the 'welfare state' there has been a vigorous attempt at decentralisation of government functions. Suggests that the introduction of the regional form of political decentralisation since 1970 is best viewed as a response to localised social and economic change in the context of a unque political--geographical inheritance. (SJK)

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface: About the Resilience of Small States -- Acknowledgements -- PART I SMALL STATES IN EUROPE: DEFINING THE ISSUES AT STAKE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Small State to Smart State: Devising a Strategy for Influence in the European Union -- 3 Small State Diplomacy Compared to Sub-State Diplomacy: More of the Same or Different? -- 4 Small States and the European Security and Defence Policy -- PART II THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SMALL EUROPEAN STATES -- 5 Small States and Innovation -- 6 Small States, Power, International Change and the Impact of Uncertainty -- 7 The Fluid Nature of Smallness: Regulation of the International System and the Challenges and Opportunities of Small States -- PART III THE EXPERIENCE OF SMALL STATES WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION -- 8 In a League of its Own? The Netherlands as a Middle-Sized EU Member State -- 9 The Foreign Policy of Luxembourg -- 10 Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the European Integration Process: Birds of a Feather Flying Apart? -- 11 Cyprus, Small-Powerhood and the EU's Principles and Values -- 12 Neutrality Inside and Outside the EU: A Comparison of Austrian and Swiss Security Policies After the Cold War -- 13 The Icelandic Crash and its Consequences: A Small State without Economic and Political Shelter -- PART IV CONCLUSION -- 14 Conclusion

The theme of the conference, "Language, Law and the Multilingual State", was determined to investigate the state-juridical challenges facing multilingual societies. Several related issues were addressed, such as minority and indigenous languages, globalisation and diversity, language rights, language ideology and language legislation.

[p. 4] ; column 1 ; 1 ¾ col. in. ; The St. Louis Republican prints a discourse by Heber C. Kimball: he urges the Mormons to arm themselves, lay up grain, and otherwise prepare for conflict with the United States government.

AbstractFiscal competition literature emphasizes the need to consider fiscal implications of the flow of labor and capital across jurisdictional boundaries. This open‐economy consideration raises issues for the analysis of fiscal policies, ranging from taxation and expenditure policies to the structure of intergovernmental relations and interjurisdictional competition. Using data on state population movement and pension reforms (2002−2015), this study examines whether the adoption of pension reforms was motivated by state government competition for the mobile tax base. The findings suggest that interstate migration has an influence on states' enactment of pension reform, and the effect differs by state population density.