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Handbook of Politics State and Society in Global Perspective
Title
Handbook of Politics [electronic resource] : State and Society in Global Perspective / edited by Kevin T. Leicht, J. Craig Jenkins.
ISBN
9780387689302
Publication
New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XI, 668 p.) 5 illus.
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Summary
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 affected by major social trends as well as exploring how social policies are altered by various social forces. Political sociologists increasingly use a wide variety of relatively new quantitative and qualitative methodologies and incorporate theories and research from other social science cognate disciplines. The contributors focus on the current controversies and disagreements surrounding the use of different methodologies for the study of politics and society, and discussions of specific applications found in the widely scattered literature where substantive research in the field is published. This approach will solidly place the handbook in a market niche that is not occupied by the current volumes while also covering many of the same theoretical and historical developments that the other volumes cover. The purpose of this handbook is to summarize state-of-the-art theory, research, and methods used in the study of politics and society. This area of research encompasses a wide variety of perspectives and methods that span social science disciplines. The handbook is designed to reflect that diversity in content, method and focus. In addition, it will cover developments in the developed and underdeveloped worlds.
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Language
English
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May 02, 2019
Series
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research,
Contents
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.
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