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 of Political Sociology provides the first complete survey of the vibrant field of political sociology. Part I explores the theories of p...
Politically incorrect but applicable observations for almost any purpose. Words from the end of the nineteenth century for use in the twenty-first. A bit of history is thrown in, though the book is intended to entertain, not educate.
Politically incorrect but applicable observations for almost any purpose. Words from the end of the nineteenth century for use in the twenty-first. A ...
What has brought about the widespread public provision of welfare and income security within free-market liberalism? Some social scientists have regarded welfare as a preindustrial atavism; others, as a functional requirement of industrial society. Most recently, scholars have stressed the reformist actions of center-left parties during the decades following World War II, the workings of "new" post-industrial politics lately, and a multifaceted role of politics and state institutions overall. Alexander Hicks thoroughly revises these views, stressing the enduring significance of class...
What has brought about the widespread public provision of welfare and income security within free-market liberalism? Some social scientists have regar...
What has brought about the widespread public provision of welfare and income security within free-market liberalism? Some social scientists have regarded welfare as a preindustrial atavism; others, as a functional requirement of industrial society. Most recently, scholars have stressed the reformist actions of center-left parties during the decades following World War II, the workings of "new" post-industrial politics lately, and a multifaceted role of politics and state institutions overall. Alexander Hicks thoroughly revises these views, stressing the enduring significance of class...
What has brought about the widespread public provision of welfare and income security within free-market liberalism? Some social scientists have regar...
Macrocomparative researchers use a variety of methodological approaches. This book features analyses of a single substantive topic, comparative employment performance in affluent countries, using three of the most common macrocomparative techniques: pooled cross-section time-series regression, qualitative comparative analysis, and small-N analysis.
Macrocomparative researchers use a variety of methodological approaches. This book features analyses of a single substantive topic, comparative employ...
