Handbook of Politics State and Society in Global Perspective /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Leicht, Kevin T. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Jenkins, J. Craig (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Σειρά: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research,
• Θέματα: Political science.; Sociology.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; Sociology, general.

Kevin T. Leicht, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA J. Craig Jenkins, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA Political sociology is the interdisciplinary study of power and the intersection of personality, society and politics. The field also examines how the political process is affec...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: The Study of Politics Enters the Twenty-First Century
• Introduction: The Study of Politics Enters the Twenty-First Century
• Theory in the Study of Politics
• Institutional Theory
• Redesigning the State, Reorienting State Power, and Rethinking the State
• Public Opinion, Public Policy, and Democracy
• Democracy, Professions and Societal Constitutionalism
• Power, Politics, and the Civil Sphere
• On the Origins of Neoliberalism: Political Shifts and Analytical Challenges
• Transboundary Politics
• Elite Theory and Elites
• Conflict Theory
• When and Where Class Matters for Political Outcomes: Class and Politics in a Cross-National Perspective
• Political Change and Transformation
• Social Movements and Contentious Politics
• Political Violence as an Object of Study: The Need for Taxonomic Clarity
• Corporations, Capitalists, and Campaign Finance
• States and Economic Development
• Gender, Politics, and Women's Empowerment
• Globalization and Collective Action
• Cultural Analysis of Political Protest
• Religion and Post-secular Politics
• Space and Politics
• Politics and the Environment
• Politics as a Cultural Phenomenon
• Urban Politics
• Democracy and Democratization
• Authoritarian State and Contentious Politics
• Mass Media and Democratic Politics
• Elections and Voting
• The Politics of Economic Inequality
• The Political Sociology of Criminal Justice
• Methods in the Study of Politics
• Comparative-Historical Methodology in Political Sociology
• Multilevel Models
• Event History Methods
• Social Networks and Political Analysis
• Time Series Analysis of Political Change.