Book description
The
Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology
is a complete reference guide, reflecting the scope and quality of the
discipline, and highlighting emerging topics in the field.
- Global in focus, offering up-to-date topics from an
interdisciplinary, international set of scholars addressing key
issues concerning globalization, social movements, and citizenship
- The majority of chapters are new, including those on environmental
politics, international terrorism, security, corruption, and human
rights
- Revises and updates all previously published chapters to include
new themes and topics in political sociology
- Provides an overview of scholarship in the field, with chapters
working independently and collectively to examine the full range of
contributions to political sociology
- Offers a challenging yet accessible and complete reference guide
for students and scholars
Edwin Amenta is Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and
History, University of California, Irvine. He has published
extensively on political sociology, social movements, historical and
comparative sociology, and the news media.
Kate Nash is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University
of London and Faculty Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology,
Yale University. She has published widely on political sociology and
human rights.
Alan Scott is Professor in the School of Cognitive,
Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of New England, New South
Wales, Australia. He researches and publishes in the area of political
and organizational sociology, and social theory.
