Politics and Social Theory - The Inescapably Social, the Irreducibly Political

Under present social conditions, neither social theorists nor political scientists can afford to ignore one another. This book is a clear, structured account of the relationship between politics and social theory, examining both the political content of social theory, and how social theory has illuminated our understanding of politics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
 1. The Society-Politics Relation: On The 'Inescapably Social' And The 'Irreducibly Political'
 2. Politics From Above: The State And Governance
 3. Politics From Below: Political Identity And Participation
 4. Politics All Around: Culture, Ideology And Discourse
 Conclusion.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

WILL LEGGETT is Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham, UK.

Zusammenfassung

Under present social conditions, neither social theorists nor political scientists can afford to ignore one another. This book is a clear, structured account of the relationship between politics and social theory, examining both the political content of social theory, and how social theory has illuminated our understanding of politics.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Will Leggett, Leggett Will
• Verlag: Macmillan
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9780230576803
• ISBN: 978-0-230-57680-3
• Seiten: 184
• Serien: Themes in Social Theory; Themes in Social Theory
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; B, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Political Theory, Social Sciences, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory