As late as Autumn 1989 it was widely believed that Europe was finally on the threshold of a new and more peaceful era. Yet only a few years later, this view has become quite untenable. "The Future of the Nation State in Europe" is divided into four sections. After contributions by Paavo Vayrynen, Ernst Gellner, Aira Kemilainen and Jyrki Iivonen on the concept of "nation state" and its definition, the second section consists of two historical articles by Giovanni Arrighi and Erik Allardt, the former discussing the development of historical capitalism while the latter connects the question of...
As late as Autumn 1989 it was widely believed that Europe was finally on the threshold of a new and more peaceful era. Yet only a few years later, thi...
