Second-Order Condensations of Societal Power Relations: Environmental Politics and the Internationalization of the State from a Neo-Poulantzian Perspective

This article develops an understanding of the internationalization of the state which draws on materialist state theory, regulation theory and the scale debate in radical geography. It introduces the concept of 'second-order condensations of societal relationships of forces' which aims at...

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Published in:Antipode 2011-01, Vol.43 (1), p.149-175
Main Authors: Brand, Ulrich, Görg, Christoph, Wissen, Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biodiversity politics
Environment
Environmental Policy
Geography
Globalization
Governance
international environmental regulation
Internationalization
internationalization of the state
Power
Radicalism
Regulation
regulation and hegemony
scale
Social relations
Social theory
State
state theory
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Summary:This article develops an understanding of the internationalization of the state which draws on materialist state theory, regulation theory and the scale debate in radical geography. It introduces the concept of 'second-order condensations of societal relationships of forces' which aims at advancing Poulantzas' state theoretical approach and applying it to the analysis of international state apparatuses, their functions and their relationship to state apparatuses on other spatial scales. The empirical and political relevance of the theoretical considerations is elucidated with examples from international resource and environmental policy. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0066-4812
1467-8330
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8330.2010.00815.x