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Kate Nash is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Alan Scott is Professor of Sociology at the University of New England, Australia.
Known for: The Routledge Handbook of Political Sociology
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The Routledge Handbook of Political Sociology
The Routledge Handbook of Political Sociology provides a comprehensive overview of the field, exploring the relationship between politics and society across diverse contexts. It covers key theoretical traditions, major themes such as power, inequality, and globalization, and emerging areas of research in political sociology. The volume brings together leading scholars to examine how political institutions, movements, and identities shape and are shaped by social structures and cultural processes.
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Historical Development and Foundational Theories
Political sociology emerged from the broader currents of nineteenth and early twentieth-century thought, when European social scientists sought to make sense of rapid industrialization, democratization, and the uneven effects of capitalism. In the first part of the handbook, I draw attention to how ...
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Contemporary Approaches and Applications
In our contemporary chapters, the handbook turns to new theoretical architectures — rational choice theory, new institutionalism, and cultural analysis — that seek to explain how individuals and organizations navigate today’s political landscapes. I position these perspectives not as mutually exclus...
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About Kate Nash, Alan Scott, Edwin Amenta
Kate Nash is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Alan Scott is Professor of Sociology at the University of New England, Australia. Edwin Amenta is Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.
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