A handbook of political sociology : states, civil societies, and globalization

This handbook provides the first complete survey of the vibrant field of political sociology. Part I explores the theories of political sociology. Part II focuses on formation, transitions, and regime structure of the state. Part III takes up various aspects of the state that respond to pressures from civil society. Abstract: This Handbook provides a complete survey of the vibrant field of political sociology. Read more... Content: Political sociology in the new millenium / Alexander M. Hicks, Thomas Janoski, and Mildred A. Schwartz -- pt. I. Theories of political sociology. Rule making, rulebreaking. and power / Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward -- Neopluralism and neofunctionalism in political sociology / Alexander M. Hicks and Frank J. Lecher -- Conflict theories in political sociology / Axel van den Berg and Thomas Janoski -- Institutionalist and state-centric theories of political sociology / Edwin Amenta -- Culture, knowledge, and politics / James Jasper -- Feminist theorizing and feminism in political sociology / Barbara Hobson -- The linguistic turn : Foucault, Laclau, Mouffe, and Žižek / Jacob Torfing -- Rational-choice theories in political sociology / Edgar Kiser and Shawn Bauldry -- Theories of race and the state / David R. James and Kent Redding. pt. II. Civil society : the roots and processes of political action. Money, participation, and votes : social cleavages and electoral politics / Jeffrey Manza, Clem Brooks, and Michael Sauder -- Public opinion, political attitudes, and ideology / David L. Weakliem -- Nationalism in comparative perspective / Liah Greenfield and Jonathan R. Eastwood -- Political parties : social bases, organization, and environment / Mildred A. Schwartz and Kay Lawson -- Organized interest groups and policy networks / Francisco J. Granados and David Knoke -- Corporate control, interfirm relations, and corporate power / Mark S. Mizruchi and Deborah M. Bey -- Social movements and social change / J. Craig Jenkins and William Form -- Toward a political sociology of the news media / Michael Schudson and Silvio Waisbord -- pt. III. The state and its manifestations. State formation and state building in Europe / Thomas Ertman -- Transitions to democracy / John Markoff -- Revolutions and revolutionary movements / Jeffrey Goodman -- Regimes and contention / Charles Tilly -- Theories and practices of neocorporatism / Wolfgang Streeck and Lane Kenworthy -- Undemocratic politics in the twentieth century and beyond / Viviane Brachet-Márquez -- State bureaucracy : politics and policies / Oscar Oszlak. pt. IV. State policy and innovations. Comparative and historical studies of public policy and the welfare state / Alexander M. Hicks and Gøsta Esping-Andersen -- Women, gender, and state politics / Joya Mista and Leslie King -- The politics of racial policy / Kent Redding, David R. James, and Joshua Klugman -- War, militarism, and the states : the insights and blind spots of political sociology / Gregory Hooks and James Rice -- pt. V. Globalizatiton and political sociology. Globalization / Philip McMichael -- State economic and social policy in global capitalism / Evelyn Huber and John D. Stephens -- The politics of immigration and national integration / Thomas Janoski and Fengjuan Wang -- Counterhegemonic globalization : transnational social movements in the contemporary global political economy / Peter Evans.

This Handbook of Political Sociology provides the first complete survey of the vibrant field of political sociology. Part I explores the theories of political sociology. Part II focuses on the formation, transitions, and regime structure of the state. Part III takes up various aspects of the state that respond to pressures from civil society, including welfare, gender, and military policies. And Part IV examines globalization. The Handbook is dedicated to the memory of co-author Robert Alford.

This Handbook provides a complete survey of the vibrant field of political sociology. Part I explores the theories of political sociology. Part II focuses on the formation, transitions, and regime structure of the state. Part III takes up various aspects of the state that respond to pressures from civil society.