This volume of the Research in Political Sociology series explores the state of political sociology at the beginning of the 21st century. The collection offers works that show significant advances in the study of the social roots of all things political in society. As in prior volumes, this collection demonstrates the richness of both theoretical and methodological studies in political sociology. significance of questions related to public policy, public opinion, civil society, voting and social movements. The readings offer important summaries of prior work in the field, and in some cases...