Kate Nash / Alan Scott (eds.)

The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology

Herausgeber: Nash, Kate; Scott, Alan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology brings together original essays covering the broad interdisciplinary field of political sociology. Each contributor uses concepts, theories, and case studies to investigate their topic and provide a complete overview of the scholarship. * Contains 38 original essays by leading authorities creating 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. The volume presents an excellent guide for students as well as researchers seeking a complete reference to the field and a guide to future concerns.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9781405122658
• ISBN-10: 140512265X
• Artikelnr.: 21151997

Autorenporträt

Janet Nash is a native of western New York but fell in love with the big sky and sunshine of Texas and has called the Lone Star State her home for almost three decades. She has enjoyed a career in public education both as a teacher and an educational diagnostician. Janet is passionate about volunteering within her community and making a positive impact in the lives of others. Some of her most cherished experiences include serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children, online evangelism, and working with the homeless. Each opportunity has allowed her to be a part of something larger than herself while making a difference in the lives of those she works with. Janet has been involved with prison ministry since 2017 serving as a Bible study mentor, pen pal, prayer partner, and assisting with in-person ministries at women's correctional facilities.Janet and her husband have been married for twenty-six years and are proud parents of three adult children. In her free time, she enjoys taking trips into the mountains with her family to relax and marvel at the beauty of nature.Visit her website at firmfoundationliving.com

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors.

Introduction.

Part I: Approaches to Power and The Political.

Part II: The State and Governance.

Formation and Form.

Part III: The Political and The Social.

State and Civil Society.

Part IV: Political Transformations.

Democratization.

Index.

Rezensionen

"Putting together a reader or companion in the field of politicalsociology is notoriously difficult. Kate Nash and Alan Scott havedone a splendid job in producing a collection that iscomprehensive, coherent, and up-to-date. The quality of thecontributions is outstanding."
--Krishan Kumar, University of Virginia

"An enormously comprehensive and pluralistic overview ofcontemporary debates in the field of political sociology. Thoughnobody will agree with all the contributors, everybody in the fieldwill learn a lot from this stimulating volume."
--Hans Joas, Freie Universität, Berlin

"The parameters of politics are open and contested as neverbefore. Nash and Scott's collection effectively captures the waycontemporary social forces have disrupted older politicalassumptions. It fulfils the vital task of intellectual preparationfor shaping new political agendas in a globalized and fragmentedworld."
--Martin Albrow, University of Surrey Roehampton

"The book's strong points would appear to be its catholicoutlook in the best sense of the term, and its international,mainly British and European cast of established authors ..."(Canadian Journal of Sociology Online)