Political sociology: selected readings (Penguin modern sociology readings)

Introduction. -- Part I. On the nature of politics. -- Alexis de Tocqueville, 'Parties'. -- Alexis de Tocqueville, 'The French revolution'. -- Max Weber, 'Politics as a vocation'. -- David Easton, 'The analysis of political systems'. -- Talcott Parsons, 'Political systems and bureaucracy'. --Jürgen Habermas, 'The scientization of politics and public opinion. -- Part II. The operation of power. -- Karl Marx, 'State power and society'. --Gaetano Mosca, 'The political class'. -- C. Wright Mills, 'The structure of power in American society'. -- Robert A. Dahl, 'A critique of the ruling elite model'. -- Carl Kaysen, 'The corporation : how much power? What scope?'. -- Edward C. Banfield and James Q. Wilson, 'The centralization of influence'. -- Jerzy J. Wiatr and Adam Przeworski, 'Control without opposition'. -- Franz Schurmann, 'The Communist Party and the state'. -- Part III. Groups and parties. -- Samuel H. Beer, 'Group representation in Britain and the United States'. -- Robert Michels, 'Principles and bureaucracy in political parties'. -- Maurice Duverger, 'The origin of parties'. -- Stein Rokkan and Angus Campbell, 'Citizen participation in political life'. -- Seymour M. Lipset, 'Voting behaviour'. -- Part IV. Conflict and change. -- Erik Allardt, 'Types of protests'. -- Antonio Gramsci, 'Political forces in organic crises'. -- Frantz Fanon, 'Spontaneity : its strength and weakness'. -- Alain Touraine, 'The French student movement of May 1968'. -- Michael Walzer, 'The revolution of the saints' Tocqueville, A. de Parties. Tocqueville, A. de The French revolution. Weber, M. Politics as a vocation. Easton, D. The analysis of political systems. Parsons, T. Political systems and bureaucracy. Habermas, J. The scientization of politics and public opinion. Marx, K. State power and society. Mosca, G. The political class. Mills, C. W. The structure of power in American society. Dahl, R. A. A critique of the ruling elite model. Kaysen, C. The corporation: how much power? What scope? Banfield, E. C. and Wilson, J. Q. The centralization of influence. Wiatr, J. J. and Przeworski, A. Control without opposition. Schurmann, F. The Communist Party and the state. Beer, S. H. Group representation in Britain and the United States. Michels, R. Principles and bureaucracy in political parties. Duverger, M. The origin of parties. Rokkan, S. and Campbell, A. Citizen participation in political life. Lipset, S. M. Voting behaviour. Allardt, E. Types of protests. Gramsci, Antonio. Political forces in "organic" crises. Fanon, F. Spontaneity: its strength and weakness. Touraine, A. The French student movement on May 1968. Walzer, M. The revolution of the saints.