Overview
- Focuses on the methodological developments in political sociology
- Emphasizes the interdisciplinary connections in political sociology
- Covers the theoretical and historical developments in the field
- Contributions focus on current debates and are written by leaders in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research (HSSR)
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: The Study of Politics Enters the Twenty-First Century
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Theory in the Study of Politics
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Political Change and Transformation
Keywords
About this book
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.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The editors have done an excellent job of emphasizing the distinct aspects from the globalization of the complex interactions between state and society. … The breadth and scope of the volume … makes it a valuable reference resource for anyone interested in the study of political phenomena. … the collection offers a comprehensive overview of the different theoretical debates, topics and methodological perspectives on politics. … will be invaluable to the endeavors of both students and scholars of political science, philosophy, globalization studies and sociology.” (Emilian Kavalski, Journal of Global Analysis, Vol. 3 (1), 2012)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Leicht is a professor in the Department of Sociology and the co-director of the Iowa Center for Inequality Studies at the University of Iowa. He was the chair of the Organization, Occupation, and Work section of ASA from 2005-2006.
Dr. Jenkins is a Professor of Sociology and Political Science and an associate at the Mershon Center for International Security at the Ohio State University. He was the chair of the Political Sociology section of ASA from 1995-1996.
Both are members of the Sociological Research Association, an invited group of academics in sociology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Politics
Book Subtitle: State and Society in Global Perspective
Editors: Kevin T. Leicht, J. Craig Jenkins
Series Title: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68930-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-68929-6Published: 04 December 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-1255-7Published: 15 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-68930-2Published: 28 November 2009
Series ISSN: 1389-6903
Series E-ISSN: 2542-839X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 668
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Science, Sociology, general