Max Weber s Theory of the Modern State

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4 Max Weber s Theory of the Modern State Origins, Structure and Significance Andreas Anter Professor, Staatswissenschaften, University of Erfurt Translated from the German by Keith Tribe

5 Andreas Anter 2014 English translation Keith Tribe 2014 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6 10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act First published 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number , of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave and Macmillan are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.

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8 Contents Preface to the English Edition Translator s Preface Acknowledgements ix xi xii Introduction 1 1 Aspects of the Concept of the State 9 1 The ideal-typical character of the concept of the state 12 2 A state without qualities? The question of the state s purpose 15 3 The monopoly of force 25 4 The state as institution 36 5 The criterion of the political 39 2 State and Rulership 46 1 State and legitimacy 52 2 Staring into the depths with a clear head: the legitimacy of legality 58 3 Charismatic rule in the modern state? 62 4 From personal to impersonal rule: East Elbia as a precursor of the modern state 67 5 Democracy and bureaucracy in the modern state 71 3 Hermeneutics of the State 80 1 The Action-oriented conception of the state 80 2 The concept of chance 88 3 Knowledge of the state 95 4 Theory of the State and Value Judgements The perspective of reason of state The nation as value The Machtstaat The state and ethics The state and the struggle over values Max Weber s ambivalence 146 vii

9 viii Contents 5 The Archaeology of the Modern State The emergence of the modern state The history of the state as the history of bureaucracy Max Weber s questions State and law The rationalisation of the state The State as Machine The metaphor of the state as machine The state as enterprise Max Weber s ambivalence 206 Conclusion 216 Bibliography 219 Index 244