State in Society - Studying How States and Societies Transform and Constitute One Another

The essays in this book trace the development of Joel Migdal's 'state-in-society' approach.

List of contents

Part I. Introduction: 1. The state-in-society approach: a new definition of the state and transcending the narrowly constructed world of Rigor; Part II. Rethinking Social and Political Change: 2. A model of state-society relations; 3. Strong states, weak states: power and accommodation; Part III. A Process-Oriented Approach - Constituting States and Societies: 4. The state in society: an approach to struggles for domination; 5. Why do so many states stay intact; Part IV. Linking Micro- and Macro-Level Change: 6. Individual change in the midst of social and political change; Part V. Studying the State: 7. Studying the politics of development and change: the state of the art; 8. Studying the state.

Summary

The essays in this book trace the development of Joel Migdal's 'state-in-society' approach. This approach illuminates how power is exercised around the world, and how and when patterns of power change. The essays situate the approach within the classic literature in political science, sociology, and related disciplines.

Product details

• Authors: Migdal Joel S., Joel S. Migdal
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521797061
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79706-1
• No. of pages: 308
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Cambridge Studies in Comparati
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics