What is the 'state' and how can we best study it? This book investigates new ways of analysing the state.The contributors argue that the state is not a fixed and definite object. Our perceptions of it are constantly changing, and differ from person to person. What is your idea of the state if you are a refugee? Or if you are living in post-aparteid South Africa? Our perceptions are formed and sustained by evolving discourses and techniques -- these come from institutions such as government, but are also made by communities and individuals. The contributors examine how state structures are...

What is 'authoritarian rule' andis itbest studied? Using the Dominican Republic, this book investigates new methods of analysis, arguingthat it should be imperative to approach authoritarian histories like other histories on the basis of detailed investigations of power relationships, everyday practices and meanings."

Making New York Dominican Small Business, Politics, and Everyday Life Christian Krohn-Hansen Large-scale emigration from the Dominican Republic began in the early 1960s, with most Dominicans settling in New York City. Since then the growth of the city's Dominican population has been staggering, now accounting for around 7 percent of the total populace. How have Dominicans influenced New York City? And, conversely, how has the move to New York affected their lives? In Making New York Dominican, Christian Krohn-Hansen considers these questions through an exploration of Dominican...

What is 'authoritarian rule' andis itbest studied? Using the Dominican Republic, this book investigates new methods of analysis, arguingthat it should be imperative to approach authoritarian histories like other histories on the basis of detailed investigations of power relationships, everyday practices and meanings."