The Wiley–Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology

Notes on Contributors ix
<p>Introduction xxi<br /> Edwin Amenta, Kate Nash and Alan Scott</p>
<p>PART I APPROACHES TO POWER AND POLITICS</p>
<p>1 Marxist Approaches to Power 3<br /> Bob Jessop</p>
<p>2 Weber and Political Sociology 15<br /> Peter Breiner</p>
<p>3 Durkheim and Durkheimian Political Sociology 27<br /> Kenneth Thompson</p>
<p>4 Foucaultian Analysis of Power, Government, Politics 36<br /> Barry Hindess</p>
<p>5 Historical Institutionalism 47<br /> Edwin Amenta</p>
<p>6 Sociological Institutionalism and World Society 57<br /> Evan Schofer, Ann Hironaka, David John Frank and Wesley Longhofer</p>
<p>7 Studying Power 69<br /> John Scott</p>
<p>8 Comparative Political Analysis: Six Case–Oriented Strategies 78<br /> Charles C. Ragin and Garrett Andrew Schneider</p>
<p>PART II STATES AND GOVERNANCE</p>
<p>A. Formation and Form</p>
<p>9 Theories of State Formation 95<br /> Gianfranco Poggi</p>
<p>10 State 107<br /> Desmond King and Patrick Le Gale`s</p>
<p>11 Political Legitimacy 120<br /> David Beetham</p>
<p>12 Political Corruption 130<br /> Donatella della Porta and Alberto Vannucci</p>
<p>B. Governance and Political Process</p>
<p>13 Parties and Interest Intermediation 144<br /> Herbert Kitschelt</p>
<p>14 Interest Groups and Pluralism 158<br /> David Knoke and Xi Zhu</p>
<p>15 Elections 168<br /> Jeff Manza</p>
<p>C. Violence and States</p>
<p>16 War 180<br /> Antoine Bousquet</p>
<p>17 Terrorism 190<br /> Jeff Goodwin</p>
<p>18 Globalization and Security 204<br /> Didier Bigo</p>
<p>19 Incarceration as a Political Institution 214<br /> Sarah Shannon and Christopher Uggen</p>
<p>PART III THE POLITICAL AND THE SOCIAL</p>
<p>A. States and Civil Society</p>
<p>20 Culture, State and Policy 229<br /> Brian Steensland and Christi M. Smith</p>
<p>21 Civil Society and the Public Sphere 240<br /> Larry Ray</p>
<p>22 Trust and Social Capital 252<br /> Arnaldo Bagnasco</p>
<p>23 The Media and Politics 263<br /> John B. Thompson</p>
<p>B. The Politics of Identity and Action</p>
<p>24 Imagined Communities 273<br /> Alan Finlayson</p>
<p>25 Gender, Power, Politics 283<br /> Jonathan Dean</p>
<p>26 Class, Culture and Politics 294<br /> Mike Savage</p>
<p>27 The Politics of Ethnicity and Identity 305<br /> Aletta J. Norval</p>
<p>28 Race and Politics 315<br /> John D. Skrentny and Ren&eacute; Patnode</p>
<p>29 Nationalism: Its Role and Significance in a Globalized World 325<br /> John Schwarzmantel</p>
<p>30 Religion and Political Sociology 336<br /> Val&eacute;rie Amiraux</p>
<p>31 Body Politics 347<br /> Roberta Sassatelli</p>
<p>C. Citizenship</p>
<p>32 Citizenship and Welfare: Politics and Social Policies 360<br /> Sven Hort and G&ouml;ran Therborn</p>
<p>33 Citizenship and Gender 372<br /> Ruth Lister</p>
<p>34 Post–national Citizenship: Rights and Obligations of Individuality 383<br /> Yasemin Nuhog lu Soysal</p>
<p>PART IV DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION</p>
<p>A. Social Movements</p>
<p>35 Protest and Political Process 397<br /> David S. Meyer</p>
<p>36 Global Social Movements and Transnational Advocacy 408<br /> Valentine M. Moghadam</p>
<p>37 Global Governance and Environmental Politics 421<br /> Brenda Holzinger and Gabriela K&uuml;tting</p>
<p>38 Rural Social Movements 431<br /> Marc Edelman</p>
<p>B. Structures of Participation</p>
<p>39 Towards a Political Sociology of Human Rights 444<br /> Kate Nash</p>
<p>40 Democratization 454<br /> Dietrich Rueschemeyer</p>
<p>41 Feminism and Democracy 466<br /> Judith Squires</p>
<p>42 Democracy and Capitalism in the Wake of the Financial Crisis 478<br /> Colin Crouch</p>
<p>References 491</p>
<p>Index 565</p>