The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology

Copyright © 2004 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology

Editor(s): Kate Nash, Alan Scott

Published Online: 25 MAR 2008

Print ISBN: 9780631210504

Online ISBN: 9780470696071

DOI: 10.1002/9780470696071

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The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology brings together thirty-eight original essays covering the wide inter-disciplinary field of political sociology.


  • Represents the most comprehensive overview available in the field of political sociology



  • Covers traditional questions as well as emerging topics including recent debates on gender, citizenship, and political identity



  • Includes detailed editorial introduction, abstracts, further reading lists, and a consolidated bibliography.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xv)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–3)

      Kate Nash and Alan Scott

  3. Part I: Approaches to Power and the Political

    1. Chapter 1

      Developments in Marxist Theory (pages 7–16)

      Bob Jessop

    2. Chapter 2

      Developments in Pluralist and Elite Approaches (pages 17–28)

      Richard Bellamy

    3. Chapter 3

      Rational Choice Approaches to Analyzing Power (pages 29–39)

      Keith Dowding

    4. Chapter 4

      Power, Government, Politics (pages 40–48)

      Barry Hindess

    5. Chapter 5

      Society, Morality, and Law: Jürgen Habermas (pages 49–59)

      Max Pensky

    6. Chapter 6

      A Political Sociology for Complex Societies: Niklas Luhmann (pages 60–70)

      Stefan Lange and Uwe Schimank

    7. Chapter 7

      “Postmodern” Political Sociology (pages 71–81)

      David Owen

    8. Chapter 8

      Studying Power (pages 82–91)

      John Scott

  4. Part II: The State and Governance - Formation and Form

    1. Chapter 9

      Theories of State Formation (pages 95–106)

      Glanfranco Poggi

    2. Chapter 10

      Political Legitimacy (pages 107–116)

      David Beetham

    3. Chapter 11

      Gender and the State (pages 117–126)

      R. W. Connell

    4. Chapter 12

      Political Processes: Administration, Civil Service, and Bureaucracy (pages 127–138)

      Antonino Palumbo

    5. Chapter 13

      Policy Networks (pages 139–148)

      Peter John

    6. Chapter 14

      Parties and Political Intermediation (pages 149–163)

      Herbert Kitschelt

    7. Chapter 15

      Protest and Political Process (pages 164–172)

      David S. Meyer

    8. Chapter 16

      The Media and Politics (pages 173–182)

      John B. Thompson

    9. Chapter 17

      Violence and the State: The Political Sociology of War (pages 183–194)

      Alan Scott

    10. Chapter 18

      Revolution (pages 195–207)

      Michael Drake

    11. Chapter 19

      Terror Against the State (pages 208–216)

      Donatella Della Porta

  5. Part III: The Political and the Social - State and Civil Society

    1. Chapter 20

      State and Civil Society: Civil Society and the Public Sphere (pages 219–229)

      Larry Ray

    2. Chapter 21

      Trust and Social Capital (pages 230–239)

      Arnaldo Bagnasco

    3. Chapter 22

      Markets and States (pages 240–249)

      Colin Crouch

    4. Chapter 23

      Markets against States: Neo-Liberalism (pages 250–260)

      Fran Tonkiss

  6. Part III: The Political and the Social - The Politics of Collective Identity and Action

    1. Chapter 24

      The Politics of Collective Identity and Action: Beyond New Social Movements: Social Conflicts and Institutions (pages 261–270)

      Pierre Hamel and Louis Maheu

    2. Chapter 25

      The Politics of Ethnicity and Identity (pages 271–280)

      Aletta J. Norval

    3. Chapter 26

      Imagined Communities (pages 281–290)

      Alan Finlayson

    4. Chapter 27

      Political Rituals (pages 291–301)

      Sigrid Baringhorst

    5. Chapter 28

      The Politics of Popular Culture (pages 302–311)

      John Street

    6. Chapter 29

      Body Politics (pages 312–322)

      Roberta Sassatelli

  7. Part III: The Political and the Social - Citizenship

    1. Chapter 30

      Citizenship: Citizenship and Gender (pages 323–332)

      Ruth Lister

    2. Chapter 31

      Postnational Citizenship: Reconfiguring the Familiar Terrain (pages 333–341)

      Yasemin Nuhoğlu Soysal

    3. Chapter 32

      Governmentality and Citizenship (pages 342–351)

      Giovanna Procacci

  8. Part IV: Political Transformations - Democratization

    1. Chapter 33

      Democratization: Transformation, Transition, Consolidation: Democratization in Latin America (pages 355–365)

      Joe Foweraker

    2. Chapter 34

      Feminism and Democracy (pages 366–374)

      Judith Squires

  9. Part IV: Political Transformations - Postmodernization, Fragmentation, Globalization

    1. Chapter 35

      Postmodernization, Fragmentation, Globalization: Postmodernization (pages 375–385)

      Jan Pakulski

    2. Chapter 36

      Nationalism and Fragmentation since 1989 (pages 386–395)

      John Schwarzmantel

    3. Chapter 37

      A New Phase of the State Story in Europe (pages 396–406)

      Patrick Le Galès

    4. Chapter 38

      The “Singapore Model”: Democracy, Communication, and Globalization (pages 407–417)

      Danilo Zolo

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      Bibliography (pages 418–461)

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      Index (pages 462–478)

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