Book contents
- The New Handbook of Political Sociology
- The New Handbook of Political Sociology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I Theories of Political Sociology
- 1 Power
- 2 Conflict Theories in Political Sociology
- 3 The Promise of Field Theory for the Study of Political Institutions
- 4 Culture in Politics and Politics in Culture
- 5 Political Sociology and the Postcolonial Perspective
- 6 Gender, State, and Citizenships
- 7 Theories of Race, Ethnicity, and the Racial State
- 8 Toward the Convergence of Culture and Political Economy?
- 9 Tasks for the Political Sociology of the Next Ten Years
- II Media Explosion, Knowledge as Power, and Demographic Reversals
- III The State and Its Political Organizations
- IV Civil Society: The Roots and Processes of Political Action
- V Established and New State Policies and Innovations
- VI Globalization and New and Bigger Sources of Power and Resistance
- Index
- References
1 - Power
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2020
- The New Handbook of Political Sociology
- The New Handbook of Political Sociology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I Theories of Political Sociology
- 1 Power
- 2 Conflict Theories in Political Sociology
- 3 The Promise of Field Theory for the Study of Political Institutions
- 4 Culture in Politics and Politics in Culture
- 5 Political Sociology and the Postcolonial Perspective
- 6 Gender, State, and Citizenships
- 7 Theories of Race, Ethnicity, and the Racial State
- 8 Toward the Convergence of Culture and Political Economy?
- 9 Tasks for the Political Sociology of the Next Ten Years
- II Media Explosion, Knowledge as Power, and Demographic Reversals
- III The State and Its Political Organizations
- IV Civil Society: The Roots and Processes of Political Action
- V Established and New State Policies and Innovations
- VI Globalization and New and Bigger Sources of Power and Resistance
- Index
- References
Summary
If political sociology centers on relations between the state and civil society, then it is fair to say that those relations are now marked increasingly by state repression and racial and ethnic violence. The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed the rapid rise of antiglobalization protests around the world followed by even larger antiwar demonstrations as the United States prepared to invade Iraq. Yet these movements faced intense crackdowns from increasingly militarized police and state security forces. Similarly, the 2010s saw deadly clashes between police forces and authoritarian regimes on the one hand, and popular movements such as the Arab Spring, Occupy, and Black Lives Matter on the other. Ethnic nationalism is now in the ascendant and with it has come a permissive attitude toward official and unofficial violence.
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- The New Handbook of Political Sociology , pp. 35 - 52Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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