The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology / Edition 1

by Edwin Amenta, Kate Nash, Alan Scott

Overview

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology is a complete reference guide, reflecting the scope and quality of the discipline, and highlighting emerging topics in the field. 

• Global in focus, offering up-to-date topics from an interdisciplinary, international set of scholars addressing key issues concerning globalization, social movements, and citizenship
• The majority of chapters are new, including those on environmental politics, international terrorism, security, corruption, and human rights
• Revises and updates all previously published chapters to include new themes and topics in political sociology
• Provides an overview of scholarship in the field, with chapters working independently and collectively to examine the full range of contributions to political sociology
• Offers a challenging yet accessible and complete reference guide for students and scholars

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444330939
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/23/2012
Series:	Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology , #33
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Edwin Amenta is Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and History, University of California, Irvine. He has published extensively on political sociology, social movements, historical and comparative sociology, and the news media. 

Kate Nash is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London and Faculty Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology, Yale University. She has published widely on political sociology and human rights. 

Alan Scott is Professor in the School of Cognitive, Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of New England, New South Wales, Australia. He researches and publishes in the area of political and organizational sociology, and social theory.

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Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors ix

Introduction Edwin Amenta Kate Nash Alan Scott xxi

Part I Approaches to Power and Politics

1 Marxist Approaches to Power Bob Jessop 3

2 Weber and Political Sociology Peter Breiner 15

3 Durkheim and Durkheimian Political Sociology Kenneth Thompson 27

4 Foucaultian Analysis of Power, Government, Politics Barry Hindess 36

5 Historical Institutionalism Edwin Amenta 47

6 Sociological Institutionalism and World Society Evan Schofer Ann Hironaka David John Frank Wesley Longhofer 57

7 Studying Power John Scott 69

8 Comparative Political Analysis: Six Case-Oriented Strategies Charles C. Ragin Garrett Andrew Schneider 78

Part II States and Governance

A Formation and Form

9 Theories of State Formation Gianfranco Poggi 95

10 State Desmond King Patrick Le Gales 107

11 Political Legitimacy David Beetham 120

12 Political Corruption Donatella della Porta Alberto Vannucci 130

B Governance and Political Process

13 Parties and Interest Intermediation Herbert Kitschelt 144

14 Interest Groups and Pluralism David Knoke Xi Zhu 158

15 Elections Jeff Manza 168

C Violence and States

16 War Antoine Bousquet 180

17 Terrorism Jeff Goodwin 190

18 Globalization and Security Didier Bigo 204

19 Incarceration as a Political Institution Sarah Shannon Christopher Uggen 214

Part III The Political and the Social

A States and Civil Society

20 Culture, State and Policy Brian Steensland Christi M. Smith 229

21 Civil Society and the Public Sphere Larry Ray 240

22 Trust and Social Capital Arnaldo Bagnasco 252

23 The Media and Politics John B. Thompson 263

B The Politics of Identity and Action

24 Imagined Communities Alan Finlayson 273

25 Gender, Power, Politics Jonathan Dean 283

26 Class, Culture and Politics Mike Savage 294

27 The Politics of Ethnicity and Identity Aletta J. Norval 305

28 Race and Politics John D. Skrentny René Patnode 315

29 Nationalism: Its Role and Significance in a Globalized World John Schwarzmantel 325

30 Religion and Political Sociology Valérie Amiraux 336

31 Body Politics Roberta Sassatelli 347

C Citizenship

32 Citizenship and Welfare: Politics and Social Policies Sven Hort Göran Therborn 360

33 Citizenship and Gender Ruth Lister 372

34 Post-national Citizenship: Rights and Obligations of Individuality Yasemin Nuhoglu Soysal 383

Part IV Democracy and Democratization

A Social Movements

35 Protest and Political Process David S. Meyer 397

36 Global Social Movements and Transnational Advocacy Valentine M. Moghadam 408

37 Global Governance and Environmental Politics Brenda Holzinger Gabriela Kütting 421

38 Rural Social Movements Marc Edelman 431

B Structures of Participation

39 Towards a Political Sociology of Human Rights Kate Nash 444

40 Democratization Dietrich Rueschemeyer 454

41 Feminism and Democracy Judith Squires 466

42 Democracy and Capitalism in the Wake of the Financial Crisis Colin Crouch 478

References 491

Index 565