{"product_id":"understanding-politics-and-society-9783030377595","title":"Understanding Politics and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis textbook presents political sociology as a connective social science that studies political phenomena by creating fruitful connections with other perspectives. The relationship between politics and society is more complex than ever due to the emergence of new power structures, forms of conflict organization and management, and social practices of political participation. Several scholars describe this historical phase as the 'de-politicization of representative politics'. The book addresses classical themes of and approaches to political sociology, but also dedicates several chapters to contemporary developments within political sociology, including, for instance, the role of the internet and bottom-up political communication in social movements. In addition, the volume acts as a professional tool for those scholars and researchers that are beginning to study political processes from a sociological perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Politics and society\u003c\/b\u003e1.1. Modern politics and the field of political sociology1.2. Political science and political sociology1.3. Political sociology as a connective social science1.4. The research logic in political sociology\t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Chasing political sociology\u003c\/b\u003e2.1. Alexis de Tocqueville [1805-1859]2.2. Karl Marx [1818-1883]2.3. Emile Durkheim [1858-1917]2.4. Max Weber [1864-1920]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Understanding political sociology\u003c\/b\u003e3.1. The behavioural revolution3.2. Politics as a system3.3. Political development and modernisation3.4. Politics as action 3.5. Rediscovering institutions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Dimensions and distribution of power\u003c\/b\u003e4.1. The ambiguity of power 4.2. The social dimensions of power4.3. Understanding social power4.4. The distribution of power4.5. Measuring power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Features and developments of the modern state\u003c\/b\u003e5.1. Origins and features of the modern state5.2. The historical development of the state5.3. Modern state, administration, bureaucracy\t\t5.4. Public policy process and neoliberalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 International system and globalisation\u003c\/b\u003e6.1. The international system6.2. Understanding international relations6.3. The global system6.4. Global challenges to international politics\u003cbr\u003e\t\t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The paths of political violence\u003c\/b\u003e7.1. The state and violence7.2. Old and new wars7.3. Social revolutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Democracy and political participation\u003c\/b\u003e8.1. The democratic process8.2. Democracy and political participation 8.3. Democracy and interest groups8.4. Determinants of democracy and non-democratic regimes\t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 The parabola of political parties\u003c\/b\u003e9.1. Features and functions of political parties9.2. The Historical evolution of political parties9.3. Changes in the mass party9.4. Party developments in changing societies\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Social movements and political change\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e10.1. Social movements and modernity10.2. Social movements, identities, symbols, and emotions10.3. Social movements, organisations, and networks10.4. Action repertoires, communication, and cycles of protest10.5. Social movements in changing societies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Ideologies, political cultures and the populist wave\u003c\/b\u003e11.1. The tricky conceptualisation of political cultures11.2. Political ideologies between persistence and crisis11.3. Political socialisation, generations, and recruitment11.4. Populism and anti-political sentiment\u003cbr\u003e\t\t\t\t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Communication and political process \u003c\/b\u003e12.1. The field of political communication 12.2. Political languages and rituals12.3. Media politics12.4. Political communication, citizens, and new media","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742845239639,"sku":"9783030377595","price":52.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783030377595.jpg?v=1758386973","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-politics-and-society-9783030377595","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}