ISBN:
9780387689296
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
,
v.: digital
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law
Series Statement:
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
DDC:
306.2
Keywords:
Political science
;
Sociology
;
Social sciences
Abstract:
Political sociology is the interdisciplinary study of power and the intersection of personality, society and politics. This book summarizes theory, research, and methods used in the study of politics and society. It covers developments in the developed and underdeveloped worlds
Description / Table of Contents:
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research; Tatile Page; Copyright Page; Contributors; Contents; Chapter 1; Introduction: The Study of Politics Enters the Twenty-First Century; Part 1: Theory In The Study Of Politics; Part 2: Political Change And Transformation; Part 3: Methods In The Study Of Politics; Where From Here?; Part I: Theory in the Study of Politics; Chapter 2; Institutional Theory; Chapter 3; Redesigning the State, Reorienting State Power, and Rethinking the State; Chapter 4; Public Opinion, Public Policy, and Democracy; Chapter 5
Description / Table of Contents:
Democracy, Professions and Societal ConstitutionalismChapter 6; Power, Politics, and the Civil Sphere; Chapter 7; On the Origins of Neoliberalism: Political Shifts and Analytical Challenges; Chapter 8; Transboundary Politics; Chapter 9; Elite Theory and Elites; Chapter 10; Conflict Theory; Chapter 11; When and Where Class Matters for Political Outcomes: Class and Politics in a Cross-National Perspective; Part II: Political Change and Transformation; Chapter 12; Social Movements and Contentious Politics; Chapter 13; Political Violence as an Object of Study: The Need for Taxonomic Clarity
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 14Corporations, Capitalists, and Campaign Finance; Chapter 15; States and Economic Development; Chapter 16; Gender, Politics, and Women's Empowerment; Chapter 17; Globalization and Collective Action; Chapter 18; Cultural Analysis of Political; Chapter 19; Religion and Post-secular Politics; Chapter 20; Space and Politics; Chapter 21; Politics and the Environment; Chapter 22; Politics as a Cultural Phenomenon; Chapter 23; Urban Politics; Chapter 24; Democracy and Democratization; Chapter 25; Authoritarian State and Contentious Politics; Chapter 26; Mass Media and Democratic Politics
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 27Elections and Voting; Chapter 28; The Politics of Economic Inequality; Chapter 29; The Political Sociology of Criminal Justice; Part III: Methods in the Study of Politics; Chapter 30; Comparative-Historical Methodology in Political Sociology; Chapter 31; Multilevel Models; Chapter 32; Event History Methods; Chapter 33; Social Networks and Political Analysis; Chapter 34; Time Series Analysis of Political Change; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-0-387-68930-2
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