The first complete survey of the vibrant field of political sociology.

This handbook 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.

Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Part I. Theories of Political Sociology: 1. Rulemaking, rulebreaking and power Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Crawford
2. Neo-pluralism and neo-functionalism in political sociology Alexander M. Hicks and Frank J. Lechner
3. Conflict theories in political sociology Axel van den Berg and Thomas Janoski
4. Institutionalist and state-centric theories of political sociology Edwin Amenta
5. Culture, knowledge, politics James Jasper
6. Feminist theorizing and feminisms in political sociology Barbara Hobson
7. The linguistic turn: Foucault, Laclau, Mouffe and Zizek Jacob Torfing
8. Rational-choice theories in political sociology Edgar Kiser and Shawn Bauldry
9. Theories of race and the state David R. James and Kent Redding
Part II. Civil Society: The Roots and Processes of Political Action: 10. Money, participation and votes: social cleavages and electoral politics Jeffrey Manza, Clem Brooks and Michael Sauder
11. Public opinion, political attitudes and ideology David Weakliem
12. Nationalism in comparative perspective Liah Greenfield
13. Political parties: social bases, organization and environment
Mildred A. Schwartz and Kay Lawson
14. Organized interest groups and policy networks Francisco J. Granados and David Knoke
15. Corporate control, interfirm relations and corporate power Mark Mizruchi and Deborah M. Bey
16. Social movement organizations and strategies J. Craig Jenkins and William Form
17. Towards a political sociology of the news media
Part III. The State and its Manifestations: 18. State formation and state-building in Europe Thomas Ertman
19. Transitions to democracy John Markoff
20. Explaining the occurrences and consequences of social revolutions Jeff Goodwin
21. Regimes and contention Charles Tilly
22. Theories and practices of new-corporatism Wolfgang Streeck and Lane Kentworthy
23. Undemocratic politics in the twentieth century and beyond Viviane Brachet-Marquez
24. Civil bureaucracies in politics and implementing policies Oskar Ozlak
Part IV. State Policy and Innovations: 25. Comparative and historical studies of social policy and the welfare state Alexander M. Hicks and Gosta Esping-Andersen
26. Women, gender, and state policies Joya Misra and Leslie King
27. The politics of racial policy Kent Redding, David R. James and Joshua Klugman
28. War, militarism and states: insights and blindspots of political sociology Gregory Hooks and James Rice
Part V. Globalization and Political Sociology: 29. State economic and social policy in global capitalism Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens
30. Globalization Philip McMichael
31. The politics of immigration and national integration Thomas Janoski and Fengjan Wang
32. Counter-hegemonic globalization: transnational social movements in the contemporary global political economy Peter Evans
References
Index.