{"product_id":"the-wileyblackwell-companion-to-political-sociology-9781444330939","title":"The WileyBlackwell Companion to Political","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete reference guide, reflecting the scope and quality of the discipline, and highlighting emerging topics in the field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGlobal in focus, offering up-to-date topics from an interdisciplinary, international set of scholars addressing key issues concerning globalization, social movements, and citizenship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe majority of chapters are new, including those on environmental politics, international terrorism, security, corruption, and human rights\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevises and updates all previously published chapters to include new themes and topics in political sociology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of scholarship in the field, with chapters working independently and collectively to examine the full range of contributions to political sociology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a challenging yet accessible and complete reference guide for students and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Overall, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociologyis a well-conceived and well executed volume that demonstrates the breadth and depth of scholarship in the field.”  (\u003ci\u003eMobilization\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors ix  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxi\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdwin Amenta, Kate Nash and Alan Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I APPROACHES TO POWER AND POLITICS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Marxist Approaches to Power 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBob Jessop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Weber and Political Sociology 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Breiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Durkheim and Durkheimian Political Sociology 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKenneth Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Foucaultian Analysis of Power, Government, Politics 36\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarry Hindess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Historical Institutionalism 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdwin Amenta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Sociological Institutionalism and World Society 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvan Schofer, Ann Hironaka, David John Frank and Wesley Longhofer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Studying Power 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Comparative Political Analysis: Six Case-Oriented Strategies 78\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles C. Ragin and Garrett Andrew Schneider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II STATES AND GOVERNANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Formation and Form\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Theories of State Formation 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGianfranco Poggi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 State 107\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDesmond King and Patrick Le Gale`s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Political Legitimacy 120\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Beetham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Political Corruption 130\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDonatella della Porta and Alberto Vannucci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Governance and Political Process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Parties and Interest Intermediation 144\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHerbert Kitschelt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Interest Groups and Pluralism 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Knoke and Xi Zhu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Elections 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Manza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Violence and States\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 War 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntoine Bousquet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Terrorism 190\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Goodwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Globalization and Security 204\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDidier Bigo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Incarceration as a Political Institution 214\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Shannon and Christopher Uggen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III THE POLITICAL AND THE SOCIAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. States and Civil Society\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Culture, State and Policy 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian Steensland and Christi M. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Civil Society and the Public Sphere 240\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry Ray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Trust and Social Capital 252\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArnaldo Bagnasco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Media and Politics 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn B. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. The Politics of Identity and Action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Imagined Communities 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Finlayson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Gender, Power, Politics 283\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Dean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Class, Culture and Politics 294\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMike Savage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Politics of Ethnicity and Identity 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAletta J. Norval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Race and Politics 315\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn D. Skrentny and René Patnode\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Nationalism: Its Role and Significance in a Globalized World 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Schwarzmantel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Religion and Political Sociology 336\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eValérie Amiraux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Body Politics 347\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoberta Sassatelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Citizenship\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Citizenship and Welfare: Politics and Social Policies 360\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSven Hort and Göran Therborn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Citizenship and Gender 372\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuth Lister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Post-national Citizenship: Rights and Obligations of Individuality 383\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYasemin Nuhog˘lu Soysal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Social Movements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Protest and Political Process 397\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid S. Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Global Social Movements and Transnational Advocacy 408\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eValentine M. Moghadam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Global Governance and Environmental Politics 421\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrenda Holzinger and Gabriela Kütting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Rural Social Movements 431\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarc Edelman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Structures of Participation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Towards a Political Sociology of Human Rights 444\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKate Nash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Democratization 454\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDietrich Rueschemeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Feminism and Democracy 466\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Squires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Democracy and Capitalism in the Wake of the Financial Crisis 478\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eColin Crouch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 565\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408382927191,"sku":"9781444330939","price":139.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444330939.jpg?v=1730502701","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wileyblackwell-companion-to-political-sociology-9781444330939","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}