much of the State's history since the seventeenth century has come to a standstill and given way to the denationalization … of political authority. Non-state actors acquire political authority, thus giving rise to a complex network of political … authorities, in which the State is only one authority among others. Yet, the denationalization of political authority remains …

The state is one of the major institutions in modern industrial societies which have an enduring influence on societal … nation state in the OECD world (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development) which may be of long-term social and … of modern statehood with the following questions are in the center of our research: Is the modern state subject to a …