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  • Bringing the State Back In

    Until recently, dominant theoretical paradigms in the comparative social sciences did not highlight states as organizational structures or as potentially autonomous actors. Indeed, the term 'state' was rarely used. Current work, however, increasingly views the state as an agent which, although influenced by the society that surrounds it, also shapes social and political processes. The contributors ... Leer más

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  • Usable Theory

    Analytic Tools for Social and Political Research

    The project of twentieth-century sociology and political science--to create predictive scientific theory--resulted in few full-scale theories that can be taken off the shelf and successfully applied to empirical puzzles. Yet focused "theory frames" that formulate problems and point to relevant causal factors and conditions have produced vibrant, insightful, and analytically oriented empirical ... Leer más

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  • Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    This book systematically investigates the past accomplishments and future agendas of contemporary comparative-historical analysis. Its core essays explore three major issues: the accumulation of knowledge in the field over the past three decades, the analytic tools used to study temporal process and historical patterns, and the methodologies available for making inferences and for building ... Leer más

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  • Participation and Democracy East and West

    Comparisons and Interpretations

    Since Alexis de Tocqueville first made the linkage in his writings on America, a healthy democracy has been associated with the flourishing of civil society, as measured by popular participation in voluntary and civic activities and the vitality of organizations that mediate between the individual and the state. This volume takes a fresh look at this classic theme in the context of post-communist ... Leer más

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    Series Libro 67 - Cambridge Studies in International Relations
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  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology

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    This concise encyclopedia is the most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume.Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of the disciplineDistilled from the highly regarded Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, with entries completely revised and updated to provide succinct and up-to-date coverage of the fundamental topicsGlobal in scope, both in terms of topics ... Leer más

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  • Talcott Parsons

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    Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) is one of the most influential and best-known sociologists of the past century. This introduction dwells on Parsons' conceptual apparatus and offers a compendium of his research. His works are subdivided into three distinct periods, each characterized by specific concepts and theoretical developments. Parsons utilized his conceptual and theoretical frameworks to conduct ... Leer más

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  • Democracy versus Modernization

    A Dilemma for Russia and for the World

    Series series BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
    This book seeks to "re-think democracy." Over the past years, there has been a tendency in the global policy community and, even more widely, in the world’s media, to focus on democracy as the "gold standard" by which all things political are measured. This book re-examines democracy in Russia and in the world more generally, as idea, desired ideal, and practice. A major issue for Russia is ... Leer más

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  • Modernity and Self-Identity

    Self and Society in the Late Modern Age

    This major study develops a new account of modernity and its relation to the self. Building upon the ideas set out in The Consequences of Modernity, Giddens argues that 'high' or 'late' modernity is a post traditional order characterised by a developed institutional reflexivity. In the current period, the globalising tendencies of modern institutions are accompanied by a transformation of day-to ... Leer más

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    Series series Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
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    Series series Clarendon Lectures in Geography and Environmental Studies
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  • Conflict, Security, Foreign Policy, and International Political Economy

    Past Paths and Future Directions in International Studies

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