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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810240803321

Autore

McAuley James W

Titolo

An introduction to politics, state and society / / James W. McAuley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Sage Publications, 2003

London : , : SAGE, , 2003

ISBN

0-8039-7931-2

1-4462-2289-6

1-281-25149-6

9786611251499

1-84787-147-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource ([viii], 232 pages)

Disciplina

306.2

Soggetti

Political sociology

State, The

Great Britain Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: Politics, State and Society; Section I: Politics, Power, Political Legitimacy and the State; 1: Founding Arguments: Theorizing Politics, Power and the State; 2: Legitimacy and Power in the United Kingdom; Section II: Society and the State; 3: (Re)defining Politics: Neoliberalism and the State; 4: The Politics of Welfare and the Welfare State; 5: Northern Ireland, Political Violence and the Politics of Terrorism; Section III: The Future of Politics and the State; 6: Post-industrialism and the End of Politics?; 7: Politics in the New Millennium: Globalization and the End of Social Democracy?; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text introduces the central theories and issues in current political sociology, and demonstrates that politics cannot be properly understood purely in terms of its institutions. It also enables students to learn the importance of the broader relationships between society, social structure and power.