Theory & Political Sociology

Lying on the coastline of the Baltic Sea, the small but strategically well located Baltic territories have historically found themselves in the middle of many power struggles between larger states, empires and other power-holders. This book brings together life stories from five generations of Balts..

Lying on the coastline of the Baltic Sea, the small but strategically well located Baltic territories have historically found themselves in the middle of many power struggles between larger states, empires and other power-holders. This book brings together life stories from five generations of Balts..

Cross-National Research Methodology and Practice offers practical guidance for relative newcomers to cross-national research by analyzing and evaluating the research process by focusing strongly on best practice in terms of methods and management...

Examining questions of statehood, biopolitics, sovereignty, neoliberal reason and the economy, Governmentality explores the advantages and limitations of adopting Michel Foucault's concept of governmentality as an analytical framework. Contributors from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds highl..

Examining questions of statehood, biopolitics, sovereignty, neoliberal reason and the economy, Governmentality explores the advantages and limitations of adopting Michel Foucault's concept of governmentality as an analytical framework. Contributors from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds highl..

This well researched and clearly argued book does not only provide fresh insights into region-building and regionalization in contemporary European space, but also contributes to the new sociology of Europeanization. It will be an illuminating read for scholars and students in Sociology, European an..

This well researched and clearly argued book does not only provide fresh insights into region-building and regionalization in contemporary European space, but also contributes to the new sociology of Europeanization. It will be an illuminating read for scholars and students in Sociology, European an..

Moral Panic and the Politics of Anxiety develops an integrated framework for moral panic research by widening the scope of moral panic scholarship. The volume brings together recognized moral panic researchers with prominent scholars in moral regulation, social problems, cultural fear, and health ri..

When citizens take to the streets, pack assembly halls or share their ideas through the press, they give voice to truths and logic that have otherwise been given little or no airing through available institutional channels. This collection explores the tensions between democratic states and the dyna..

Bringing together scholars from a wide array of disciplines - including anthropology, economics, history, sociology, and political science - this volume addresses the problems of the regime change and state failure in Africa in the context of the global economy, but from a specifically African persp..

This book examines the social implications and impact of militarism in both the west and developing countries, exploring the effects of militarism and the military-industrial complex on education, the environment, popular culture, and systems of governance. ..

This book examines the social implications and impact of militarism in both the west and developing countries, exploring the effects of militarism and the military-industrial complex on education, the environment, popular culture, and systems of governance. ..