The Age of Disintegration The Politics and Economics of Division
This book addresses the disintegration of collective units of all kinds, under the twin pressures of economic globalisation and technological automation. At the level of super-states, the constituent nations of the European Union and the former Soviet Uni
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The Age of Disintegration
Bill Jordan
The Age of Disintegration The Politics and Economics of Division
Bill Jordan Exeter, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-41444-3 ISBN 978-3-030-41445-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41445-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover pattern © Melisa Hasan This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To the memory of Jean Packman, partner, colleague and inspiration
Acknowledgements
For helpful discussions and suggestions, I would like to thank Sarah Jordan, Linda and Colin Janus-Harris, Alexandra Allan and John Ingham.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 National and Regional Autonomy17 3 Collapse of Collective Institutions29 4 Minorities, Movement and Exclusion43 5 Communities and Associations57 6 Protest, Disorder and Social Control67 7 Conclusions75 References81 Index85
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Abstract The collective life of human beings has alternated between periods of enlargement in units (from tribes to empires and federations) to fragmentation. At a local level, the recent history has been the substitution of private collective services for state-run ones. Now the new era of globalisation and automation has brought problems in the maintenance of collective institutions of all kinds. Keywords Automation • Globalisation • Human collectives Human collectives are enormously diverse in size and composition; they also rely on a number of different mechanisms, processes and factors for their creation and maintenance. For centuries, they were units for the survival of our ancestors, who lived in sma
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