{"product_id":"empires-nation-states-and-democracies-institutions-in-the-international-arena-hardcover","title":"Empires, Nation-States, and Democracies: Institutions in the International Arena - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerard Roland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the geopolitical behavior of states is closely related to the nature of their political systems\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday's world is characterized by an unstable coexistence of empires, nation-states, and democracies. In this book, Gerard Roland examines these three fundamentally different institutional systems and considers whether the international behavior of nations is influenced by the nature of their political regimes. He explains that until the nineteenth century, international relations were driven by rivalries among competing empires; as empires started to disintegrate, they were replaced by nation-states, some of which became democracies. The nation-state project supported by today's extreme right promotes ethnic homogeneity within a country's borders, while democracies are based on universal values of citizenship. Interactions between countries with such essentially different political systems, Roland shows, are seldom harmonious and likely to evolve into cultural clashes and military conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on his expertise in political and comparative economics, Roland analyzes why and how countries' geopolitical behavior--their actions and attitudes regarding war, peace, expansionism, and trade--is closely linked to their political systems. In the long run, he argues, the ethnically homogenous nation-state is doomed because of the strong economic inefficiencies entailed by economic nationalism and the lack of openness to immigration, trade, and foreign direct investment. A better path for the future of the international order, Roland suggests, would be a world of small democracies building supranational institutions on the basis of commonly accepted rules.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerard Roland \u003c\/b\u003eis the E. Morris Cox distinguished emeritus professor of economics and professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDevelopment Economics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTransition and Economics\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Politics in the European Parliament\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48874595877113,"sku":"9780691284712","price":170.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pZWKnBTtKC9780691284712.webp?v=1787326609","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/empires-nation-states-and-democracies-institutions-in-the-international-arena-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}