Books in the New Critical Writings in Political Sociology series

This volume covers the key themes of political sociology as these have emerged in the course of the (sub-)discipline's development. The articles include discussion of a broad range of theoretical and conceptual issues and reflect the widening of the focus of political sciology from the nation-state and from models of power based on agents' wills and explicit agendas.

Political sociology studies how politics shapes and is shaped by society. This title contains important and influential journal articles and papers in modern political sociology. Designed to improve access to the journal literature for libraries expanding their collections, it also includes an overview of the post-1969 literature.

What social conditions, ideas and values facilitate or discourage political activity? What social forms offer the promise for extending and deepening democracy? This title features papers, which together form a record of how political sociologists since the 1970s have framed questions about the range and limits of democratic political engagement.