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Informationen zum Autor Janet Nash is a native of western New York but fell in love with the big sky and sunshine of Texas and has called the Lone Star State her home for almost three decades. She has enjoyed a career in public education both as a teacher and an educational diagnostician. Janet is passionate about volunteering within her community and making a positive impact in the lives of others. Some of her most cherished experiences include serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children, online evangelism, and working with the homeless. Each opportunity has allowed her to be a part of something larger than herself while making a difference in the lives of those she works with. Janet has been involved with prison ministry since 2017 serving as a Bible study mentor, pen pal, prayer partner, and assisting with in-person ministries at women's correctional facilities.Janet and her husband have been married for twenty-six years and are proud parents of three adult children. In her free time, she enjoys taking trips into the mountains with her family to relax and marvel at the beauty of nature.Visit her website at firmfoundationliving.com Klappentext Readings in Contemporary Political Sociology collects the best published writings of prominent sociologists and political theorists currently working in the field. The essays chart new territory in the field of political sociology, going beyond the traditional focus on the relationship between state and society. The first section consists of articles addressing the concerns of the "postmodern turn" in sociology and its implications for the study of politics. Subsequent sections deal with substantive topics in the field, linking influential pieces on globalization, social movements, citizenship, and democracy. For students of political sociology and political theory, this collection is a milestone, representing the field's most noteworthy research and publications of recent years. It may be used independently or in conjunction with Kate Nash's introductory book Contemporary Political Sociology: Globalization, Politics, and Power. Zusammenfassung This Reader presents the best published writings of prominent sociologists and political theorists currently working in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors. Preface. Part I: Power and Politics:. Introduction. 1. The Subject and Power: Michel Foucault. 2. A Sociological Theory of Postmodernity: Zygmunt Bauman. 3. Inequality After Class: Malcolm Waters. Part II: Globalization:. Introduction. 4. From Fordism to Flexible Accumulation: David Harvey. 5. The Social Revolutions of our Time: Anthony Giddens. 6. Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy: Arjun Appadurai. 7. The Question of Cultural Identity: Stuart Hall. Part III: Social Movements and the Politicization of the Social:. Introduction. 8. "New Social Movements" of the Early Nineteenth Century: Craig Calhoun. 9. The Concept of Social Movement: Mario Diani. 10. Transnational Contention: Sidney Tarrow. Part IV: Citizenship! Exclusion! and Difference:. 11. Rethinking Citizenship and Social Movements: Themes in Contemporary Sociology and Neoconservative Ideology: Maurice Roche. 12. The Patriarchal Welfare State: Carole Pateman. 13. Toward a Postnational Model of Membership [in Europe]: Yasemin Nuhoglu Soysal. Part V: Democracy:. Introduction. 14. The Public Sphere: Jurgen Habermas. 15. Hegemony and New Political Subjects: Toward a New Concept of Democracy: Chantal Mouffe. 16. Democracy! the Nation--State and the Global System: David Held. Identity and Difference in Global Politics: William E. Connolly. Index. ...
