Globalization, Nationalism, and Imperialism - James W. Peterson, Jacek Lubecki

Globalization, Nationalism, and Imperialism

A New History of Eastern Europe
Buch | Hardcover
174 Seiten
2023
Central European University Press (Verlag)
978-963-386-599-6 (ISBN)
75,95 inkl. MwSt
The authors of this book retell the political and economic history of East-Central Europe, the post-communist Balkans, and the Baltic states and speculate about their future from the vantage point of three competing forces operating in the region: territorial imperialism, globalization, and nationalism.


Exposed to imperial aspirations, the geographic area from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea has in the past 150 years been subject to alternating waves of globalization and nationalism. The nineteenth century Eastern European empires were open to forces of economic globalization, but all collapsed at the end of World War One. Emerging nation-states embraced the logic of Western-led globalization but were subjugated by Nazi and Soviet empires, which pursued policies of economic autarchy. The demise of the Soviet empire marked the revival of pre-1939 nation-states and the re-entry of forces of liberalism and globalization into the region, with multiple crises of economic transition, ethnic militancy, new forms of authoritarianism, and external security threats. By 2010 negative, nationalist-populist reactions against crises that globalization brought to Eastern Europe became the dominant political trend. The analysis involves the consideration about the very contemporary factors of Brexit and COVID, as well as Russia’s and China’s influences, and their effects on Eastern Europe.

James W. Peterson is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Political Science, Valdosta State University. Jacek Lubecki is Associate Professor of Political Science at Georgia Southern University.

1. Introduction 

James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki

Nationalism, Imperialism, and Globalization in the Shaping of Eastern Europe 

Background of Theories 


2. Dialectics of Globalization: Empires and Nationalism

Jacek Lubecki

Control by Empires Prior to WW I, 1815–1914 

Emergence of Nation-States after 1918 

Nazi/Fascist Empire, 1930s and 1940s 

Communist Empire, 1945–89 

Post-communist Expressions of Nationalism after 1989 


3. Liberalism and Anti-Liberalism 

Jacek Lubecki

The Spread of Liberalism and Its Discontentment 

Successes of Liberalism and Persistence of Anti-liberalism 

Conclusion: Eastern Europe between Nationalism and Globalization 


4. Ethnic Challenges from Within and Without 

James W. Peterson

Ethnic Warfare and Conflict within the States 

Migratory Pressures from the External Environment 

Theoretical Conclusion 


5. Domestic and Global Security Challenges 

James W. Peterson

Terrorist Threats inside the State 

Russian Imperial Challenges after Crimea Takeover, 2014 

Theoretical Conclusion 


6. The Cloud of COVID-19 as a Global Pressure on the Region and Its Individual States, 2020 and After 

James W. Peterson

Key Historical Differences 

Impact of COVID-19 on Democratic Ratings 

Selected Case Studies of Political and Administrative Decisions during the 2020–22 Virus 

Election Outcomes during the Crisis Years 

Theoretical Conclusion 


7. Conclusion: Imperialism, Globalization, and Nationalism in Eastern Europe in the Twenty-First Century 

James W. Peterson

Imperialism 

Globalization 

Nationalism 

Theoretical Conclusions


Bibliography 

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 6 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort Budapest
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 408 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Systeme
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
ISBN-10 963-386-599-9 / 9633865999
ISBN-13 978-963-386-599-6 / 9789633865996
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