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1 P1 CB779/Janoski0 521 81990 3 April26,2005 21:34iiThis page intentionally left blankP1 CB779/Janoski0521 81990 3 April26,2005 21:34 Thehandbook of Political sociologyWritten by a distinguished group of leading scholars,The Handbook of PoliticalSociologyprovides the first complete survey of the vibrant field of Political by exploring the theories of Political sociology. Part II focuses on theformation, transitions, and regime structure of the state. Part III takes up variousaspects of the state that respond to pressures from civil society, including welfare,gender, and military policies.

2 Part IV examines globalization. The Handbook isdedicated to the memory of coeditor Robert Janoski is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Duke University. Heis the author ofCitizenship and civil SocietyandThe Political economy of Unemploy-ment,which in1992wonthe Political sociology section of ASA s DistinguishedContribution to Scholarship Award. Professor Janoski has published articles injournals such asSocial ForcesandComparative Social Researchas well as in editedbooks.

3 He is currently completing a book calledThe Ironies of R. Alford, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, City University of NewYork - Graduate Center, was a respected scholar of Political sociology and a dedi-cated teacher. At the time of his death he was working with a former student onthe development of a new theory of misinformation. This book is dedicated tohis memory; the preface details his remarkable M. Hicks is Professor of Sociology at Emory University. His articles haveappeared in leading sociology and Political science journals, includingAmericanSociological Review,American Journal of Sociology,andAmerican Political Science has served on the editorial board for theAmerican Sociological Reviewand as inaugural coeditor of theSocioeconomic Hicks s publicationsincludeThe Political economy of the Welfare State(coauthored with Thomas Janoski)

4 AndSocial Democracy and Welfare Capitalism,for which he won the Luebbert Awardin the Comparative Politics section of the American Political Science Associationfor best book on comparative politics in1998 A. Schwartz is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicagoand Visiting Scholar in the Department of Sociology at New York received a citation for Distinguished Scholarship in Canadian Studiesfrom the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. Professor Schwartzis the author or coauthor of eight previous books, includingThe Party NetworkandPolitics and Territory,which, twenty-five years after publication, became the themeof a conference and a later Festschrift,Regionalism and Political Parties,edited byLisa Young and Keith Archer.

5 She has published articles on the subject of politicalscience and public policy, many as chapters in edited CB779/Janoski0521 81990 3 April26,2005 21:34iiP1 CB779/Janoski0521 81990 3 April26,2005 21:34 The Handbook of Political Sociologystates, civil societies, andglobalizationEdited byTHOMAS JANOSKIU niversity of KentuckyROBERT R. ALFORDALEXANDER M. HICKSE mory UniversityMILDRED A. SCHWARTZU niversity of Illinois, ChicagoiiicambridgeuniversitypressCambri dge,NewYork,Melbourne,Madrid,CapeTown,Si ngapore,S o PauloCambridgeUniversityPressThe EdinburghBuilding,Cambridgecb22ru,UKFirs tpublishedin printformatisbn-13978-0-521-81990-9isbn- 13978-0-521-52620-3isbn-13978-0-511-1250 5-8 CambridgeUniversityPress20052005 Informationon this in statutoryexceptionand to the provisionofrelevantcollectivelicensingag reements.

6 No reproductionof any part may take placewithoutthe writtenpermissionof no responsibilityfor the persistenceor accuracyofurlsfor externalor third-partyinternetwebsitesreferredto in this publication,and doesnotguaranteethat any contenton suchwebsitesis, or will remain,accurateor the UnitedStatesof Americaby CambridgeUniversityPress, (EBL)eBook(EBL)hardbackP1 CB779/Janoski0521 81990 3 April26,2005 21:34in memory ofRobert Alford Apolitical sociologistof world renownand friendvP1 CB779/Janoski0521 81990 3 April26,2005 21:34viP1 CB779/Janoski0 521 81990 3 April26,2005 21.

7 34 ContentsPreface page xiContributors xvPolitical Sociology in the New Millenium 1 Alexander M. Hicks, Thomas Janoski, and Mildred A. SchwartzPART I: THEORIES OF Political SOCIOLOGY1 Rulemaking, Rulebreaking, and Power 33 Frances Fox Piven and Richard A.

8 Cloward2 Neopluralism and Neofunctionalism in Political Sociology 54 Alexander M. Hicks and Frank J. Lechner3 Conflict Theories in Political Sociology 72 Axel van den Berg and Thomas Janoski4 Institutionalist and State-Centric Theories of Political Sociology 96 Edwin Amenta5 Culture, Knowledge, and Politics 115 James Jasper6 Feminist Theorizing and Feminisms in Political Sociology 135 Barbara Hobson7 The Linguistic Turn.

9 Foucault, Laclau, Mouffe, and Zi zek 153 Jacob Torfing8 Rational-Choice Theories in Political Sociology 172 Edgar Kiser and Shawn Bauldry9 Theories of Race and the State 187 David R. James and Kent ReddingviiP1 CB779/Janoski0 521 81990 3 April26,2005 21:34viiiContentsPART II: civil SOCIETY: THE ROOTS AND PROCESSES OFPOLITICAL ACTION10 Money, Participation, and Votes: Social Cleavages and Electoral Politics 201 Jeffrey Manza, Clem Brooks, and Michael Sauder11 Public Opinion, Political Attitudes, and Ideology 227 David L.

10 Weakliem12 Nationalism in Comparative Perspective 247 Liah Greenfeld and Jonathan R. Eastwood13 Political Parties: Social Bases, Organization, and Environment 266 Mildred A. Schwartz and Kay Lawson14 Organized Interest Groups and Policy Networks 287 Francisco J. Granados and David Knoke15 Corporate Control, Interfirm Relations, and Corporate Power 310 Mark S.