| ID | 161132 |
| Title Proper | Lost in space? Putting the transnational state in its place |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hesketh, Chris |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explores the notion of a transnational state (TNS) as advanced by scholars working within Historical Materialism. In recent decades, Historical Materialist approaches to the Social Sciences have enjoyed a major intellectual renaissance. Fittingly, the reasons for this renaissance can be found in some major developments within contemporary capitalism. The first of these developments can be located in a renewed interest in the topic of imperialism as an interpretive category of geopolitics. The second development concerns the viability of the capitalist system itself following the global financial crisis of 2007/8. One major attempt to comprehend these issues has come through the postulation of an emergent TNS apparatus as part of a new global capital relation. This article explores this thesis but argues that it fails to adequately account for continued plurality, contingency and struggle at the nation-state scale which in turn provides the basis for potential conflict. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 25, No.5; Oct 2018: p.576-591 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2018-09 25, 5 |
| Key Words | State ; Geopolitics ; Capitalism ; Transnational ; Class |