Transforming the Golden-Age Nation State

RALF BENDRATH Research Fellow (Political Science), University of Bremen, Germany GRALF-PETER CALLIESS Professor for International and Comparative Business Law, University of Bremen, Germany THOMAS DIETZ Research Fellow (Political Science), University of Bremen, Germany MARTIN HERBERG Research Fellow (Sociology), University of Bremen, Germany JEANETTE HOFMANN Senior Researcher (Political Science), Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Germany WIOLETTA KONRADI Research Fellow (Law), University of Bremen, Germany VOLKER LEIB Research Fellow (Political Science), University of Bremen, Germany SEBASTIAN MAYER Research Fellow (Political Science), University of Bremen, Germany HOLGER NIESWANDT Research Fellow (Economics), University of Bremen, Germany FABIAN SOSA Former Research Fellow (Law), University of Bremen, Germany JENS STEFFEK Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Bremen, Germany SUSANNE UHL Research Fellow (Political Science), Jacobs University Bremen, Germany

This collection examines the transformation of the modern Western state in an age of accelerated globalization. Arguing that the state experienced a 'golden age' in the 1960s and 1970s, the contributors explore how and why this configuration of the state is under pressure in the 21st century.This collection examines the transformation of the modern Western state in an age of accelerated globalization. Arguing that the state experienced a 'golden age' in the 1960s and 1970s, the contributors explore how and why this configuration of the state is under pressure in the 21st century.