The SAGE Handbook of Political Sociology, 2v

The SAGE Handbook of Political Sociology offers a comprehensive and contemporary look at this evolving field of study. The focus is on political life itself and the chapters, written by a highly-respected and international team of authors, cover the core themes which need to be understood in order to study political life from a sociological perspective, or simply to understand the political world.  The two volumes are structured around five key areas: PART 1: TRADITIONS AND PERSPECTIVES PART 2: CORE CONCEPTS PART 03: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES AND MOVEMENTS PART 04: TOPICS PART 05: WORLD REGIONS

Introduction - William Outhwaite and Stephen TurnerPART 1: TRADITIONS AND PERSPECTIVESChapter 1: Classical approaches: Origins and development of the theory of politics - Bryan S. TurnerChapter 2: Historical Political Sociology - Yves DéloyeChapter 3a: Marx and Marxism up to The Second World War - Robert John BideleuxChapter 3b: Marxism Since 1945: The Post-1940s Decline In Marxism's Appeal As An Ideology Of Mass Movements And Regimes - Robert John BideleuxChapter 4: Elite theory and 'democratic elitism' - Sandro SegreChapter 5: Class and Politics - Geoff Evans and Noah CarlChapter 6: Foucault and Political Sociology - Claire BlencoweChapter 7: Gender and Political Sociology - Celia ValienteChapter 8: Postcolonial Theory - Lucy MayblinChapter 9: International Relations and Political Sociology - Álvaro Morcillo Laiz and Salvador Mateos Chapter 10: Political Anthropology - Arpad Szakolczai and Agnes HorvathChapter 11: Law and Political Sociology - Chris ThornhillChapter 12: International Political Economy - Kevan Harris and Christiana ParreiraChapter 13: Rational Choice - Andreas Tutic and Ulf LiebeChapter 14: Political Sociology and Political Theory - Rob StonesPART 2: CORE CONCEPTSChapter 15: Power - Jonathan HearnChapter 16: Governmentality - Iver B. Neumann and Scott HamiltonChapter 17: Institutions - Peter Lista and Fabio RojasChapter 18: The Political Sociology and Geography of Borders - Alexander C Diener and Joshua HagenChapter 19: Globalization - Larry RayChapter 20: The State - Alan ScottChapter 21: Weak States - Luz Marina Arias and Luis De la CalleChapter 22: Civil Society: History, Concepts and Current Developments - Frank AdloffChapter 23: Citizenship: T.H. Marshall and Beyond - Peter KivistoChapter 24: Political Culture - Stephen WelchChapter 25: The Concept of Empire - Russell David FosterChapter 26: Empires as a Political Form - Richard LachmannPART 3: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES AND MOVEMENTSChapter 27: Ideology - Jonathan Leader MaynardChapter 28: Neo-liberalism and the Study of "Isms" - Stephanie L. MudgeChapter 29: Socialism, Social Democracy, Communism - Gerassimos MoschonasChapter 30: Fascism - Roger Griffin and Constantin Iordachi Chapter 31: Populism - Carlos de la TorreChapter 32: Nationalism - Steven GrosbyChapter 33: Federalism - David SpenceChapter 34: Democracy and Democratization: Theory and Research - Paul BlokkerChapter 35: Causal Models of Democratization - Carles Boix and Michael K. MillerChapter 36: Asian Model of Democracy - Chua Beng HuatChapter 37: Islamism, Political Islam - Charles TurnerPART 4: TOPICSChapter 38: Revolution - Liah GreenfeldChapter 39: State Power and Crime - Matias DeweyChapter 40: War - Christian Olsson and SiniSa MaleSevicChapter 41: Genocide - Dustin GarlitzChapter 42: Clientelism - Ezequiel González-Ocantos and Paula Muñoz Chapter 43: Experts and Science and Politics - Alexander RuserChapter 44: Social Media and Politics - Andrea CalderaroChapter 45: Political Socialization and Child Development - Michael McDevittChapter 46: Resistance - Davita Silfen Glasberg and Deric ShannonChapter 47: Social Movements - Hadi Khoshneviss and Robert D. BenfordChapter 48: Migration - June EdmundsChapter 49: Race - Alana LentinChapter 50: Terrorism - Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca RodriguezChapter 51: Transitional Justice - Roman DavidChapter 52: Post-Communism - Li Bennich-BjörkmanChapter 53: Public Policy Formation and Implementation - John McLevey and Ryan DeschampsChapter 54: Welfare State - Filipe Carreira da SilvaChapter 55: Religion and Politics - Paul A. DjupeChapter 56: Paradoxes of Diversity - William Peter Baehr and Daniel GordonChapter 57: Corporate Power in the 21st Century - Steven PanageotouChapter 58: Political Violence in Historical Perspective - James J. ChrissChapter 59: Military sociology - Helena CarreirasChapter 60: The Politics of Memory - Anselma GallinatPART 5: WORLD REGIONSChapter 61: World-System - Dmytro Khutkyy and Christopher Chase-DunnChapter 62: European Integration - Didier GeorgakakisChapter 63: Politics in African States - Klaus SchlichteChapter 64: Minority Rights and Democracy in India - Peter deSouzaChapter 65: China: Ancien, Régime, Revolution and After - Chih-Chieh Tang, Feng-Tsan Lin and Hung-Chang Wu Chapter 66: The 'Middle East' - Helen Mary RizzoChapter 67: Europe in a New World Context - Gerard Delanty