Companion to Political Sociology

Herausgeber: Nash, Kate; Scott, Alan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology brings together original essays covering the broad interdisciplinary field of political sociology. Each contributor uses concepts, theories, and case studies to investigate their topic and provide a complete overview of the scholarship. * Contains 38 original essays by leading authorities creating the most comprehensive overview available in the field of political sociology * Covers traditional questions as well as emerging topics including recent debates on gender, citizenship, and political identity * Includes detailed editorial introduction, abstracts, further reading lists, and a consolidated bibliography. The volume presents an excellent guide for students as well as researchers seeking a complete reference to the field and a guide to future concerns.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1121g
• ISBN-13: 9780631210504
• ISBN-10: 0631210504
• Artikelnr.: 22104436

Autorenporträt

Janet Nash is a native of western New York but fell in love with the big sky and sunshine of Texas and has called the Lone Star State her home for almost three decades. She has enjoyed a career in public education both as a teacher and an educational diagnostician. Janet is passionate about volunteering within her community and making a positive impact in the lives of others. Some of her most cherished experiences include serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children, online evangelism, and working with the homeless. Each opportunity has allowed her to be a part of something larger than herself while making a difference in the lives of those she works with. Janet has been involved with prison ministry since 2017 serving as a Bible study mentor, pen pal, prayer partner, and assisting with in-person ministries at women's correctional facilities.Janet and her husband have been married for twenty-six years and are proud parents of three adult children. In her free time, she enjoys taking trips into the mountains with her family to relax and marvel at the beauty of nature.Visit her website at firmfoundationliving.com

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction (Kate Nash and Alan Scott).
Part I: Approaches to Power and The Political.
1. Marxist Approaches to Power (Bob Jessop, University of Lancaster).
2. Pluralism and Elitism (Richard Bellamy, University of Reading).
3. Rational Choice Approaches to Analyzing Power (Keith Dowding, London
School of Economics).
4. Power, Government, Politics (Barry Hindess, Australian National
University).
5. Society, Morality and Law: Jurgen Habermas (Max Pensky, SUNY
Binghampton).
6. A Political Sociology for Complex Societies (Niklas Luhmann, Stefan
Lange and Uwe Schimank, Fernuniversität, Hagen, Germany).
7. "Postmodern" Political Sociology (David Owen, University of
Southampton).
8. Studying Power (John Scott, University of Essex).
Part II: The State and Governance.
Formation and Form.
9. Theories of State Formation (Gianfranco Poggi, European University
Institute, Florence).
10. Political Legitimacy (David Beetham, University of Leeds).
11. Gender and the State (Robert W. Connell, University of Sydney).
Political Processes.
12. Administration, Civil Service and Bureaucracy (Antonino Palumbo,
University of Palermo).
13. Policy Networks (Peter John, University of London).
14. Parties and Interest Intermediation (Herbert Kitschelt, Duke
University).
15. Social Movements and Political Process (David Meyer, University of
California-Irvine).
16. The Media and Politics (John B. Thompson, University of Cambridge).
Violence and the State.
17. The Political Sociology of War (Alan Scott, University of Innsbruck,
Austria).
18. Revolution (Michael Drake, University of East Anglia).
19. Terror Against the State (Donatella della Porta, University of
Florence).
Part III: The Political and The Social.
State and Civil Society.
20. Civil Society and the Public Sphere (Larry Ray, University of Kent).
21. Trust and Social Capital (Arnaldo Bagnasco, University of Turin,
Italy).
22. The State and the Market (Colin Crouch, European University Institute,
Florence).
23. Markets Against States: Neo-Liberalism (Fran Tonkiss, University of
London).
The Politics of Collective Identity and Action.
24. Beyond New Social Movements: Social Conflicts and Institutions (Pierre
Hamel and Louis Maheu, University of Montreal).
25. The Politics of Ethnicity and Identity (Aletta Norval, University of
Essex).
26. Imagined Communities Alan Finlayson (University of Wales, Swansea).
27. Political Rituals (Sigrid Baringhorst, University of Technology at
Sydney).
28. The Politics of Popular Culture (John Street, University of East
Anglia).
29. Body Politic (Roberta Sassatelli, University of East Anglia).
Citizenship.
30. Citizenship and Gender (Ruth Lister, Loughborough University).
31. Post-National Citizenship: Reconfiguring the Familiar Terrain (Yasemin
Soysal, University of Essex).
32. Government and Citizenship (Giovanna Procacci, University of Milan).
Part IV: Political Transformations.
Democratization.
33. Transformation, Transition, Consolidation: Democratization in Latin
America (Joe Foweraker, University of Essex).
34. Feminism and Democracy (Judith Squires, University of Bristol).
Postmodernization, Fragmentation, Globalization.
35. Postmodernization of Politics (Jan Pakulski, University of Tasmania).
36. Nationalism and Fragmentation Since 1989 (John Schwarzmantel,
University of Leeds).
37. A New Phase of the State Story in Europe (Patrick Le Gales, CEVIPOF
(Sciences Po Paris)).
38. The "Singapore Model": Democracy, Communication, and Globalization
(Danilo Zolo, University of Florence).
Index.

Rezensionen

"Putting together a reader or companion in the field of politicalsociology is notoriously difficult. Kate Nash and Alan Scott havedone a splendid job in producing a collection that iscomprehensive, coherent, and up-to-date. The quality of thecontributions is outstanding."
--Krishan Kumar, University of Virginia

"An enormously comprehensive and pluralistic overview ofcontemporary debates in the field of political sociology. Thoughnobody will agree with all the contributors, everybody in the fieldwill learn a lot from this stimulating volume."
--Hans Joas, Freie Universität, Berlin

"The parameters of politics are open and contested as neverbefore. Nash and Scott's collection effectively captures the waycontemporary social forces have disrupted older politicalassumptions. It fulfils the vital task of intellectual preparationfor shaping new political agendas in a globalized and fragmentedworld."
--Martin Albrow, University of Surrey Roehampton

"The book's strong points would appear to be its catholicoutlook in the best sense of the term, and its international,mainly British and European cast of established authors ..."(Canadian Journal of Sociology Online)