Routledge Studies in Political Sociology
About the Book Series
This series presents the latest research in political sociology. It welcomes both theoretical and empirical studies that pay close attention to the dynamics of power, popular protest and social movements, as well as work that engages in debates surrounding globalisation, democracy and political economy.
Social Movements and Everyday Acts of Resistance: Solidarity in a Changing World
1st Edition
Edited
By Stamatis Poulakidakos, Anastasia Veneti, Maria Rovisco
December 18, 2024
This book focuses on small-scale mobilisation and everyday social movements that take the form of grassroots resistance and solidarity initiatives. Through a series of case studies drawn from the UK, Europe, India, and Latin America, it examines the dynamics and role of micro-acts of resistance, ...
Understanding Individual Commitment to Collective Action: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches
1st Edition
Edited
By Carlos Ramírez
December 18, 2024
When speaking colloquially of political participation or civic action, one thinks, in the first instance, of groups and organizations such as political parties, social movements or various types of voluntary associations. The perspective of individuals is not the first thing that comes to mind when...
Tracing Cultural Change in Turkey's Experience of Democratization: Unexpected Dialogues on Intolerance
1st Edition
By Metin Koca
October 09, 2024
Does democracy require an agreement on specific foundational values? Bringing insights from Turkey to the study of democratization, this book argues that democracy may rather be about acknowledging the disagreement over values before negotiating over other concerns, such as rights, freedoms, ...
European Lobbying: An Occupational Field between Professionalism and Activism
1st Edition
By Christian Lahusen
August 26, 2024
Lobbying is an integral part of the political reality of the European Union and a highly competitive and dynamic field of interest groups. This book takes a systematic look at lobbyists in order to broaden our understanding of the staff entrusted with the responsibility of influencing European ...
Multiculturalism and the Nation in Germany: A Study in Moral Conflict
1st Edition
By Paul Carls
May 27, 2024
Multiculturalism and the Nation in Germany: A Study in Moral Conflict examines the new debates surrounding matters of multiculturalism, immigration, and national identity in Germany in the wake of the 2015 Refugee Crisis. Arguing that contemporary disputes are centered around four moral ideals, or ...
Technocratic Politics: Beyond Democratic Society?
1st Edition
By Francesco Antonelli
May 27, 2024
This book considers the role of experts and expertise in contemporary politics and the ways in which digitalisation and the use of technique are transforming practices of governance. Asking whether the Covid-19 crisis is likely to further advance or weaken these processes, it examines their ...
Gender, Nation and Women Politicians in Serbia and Kosovo: A Political Ethnography
1st Edition
By Gordana Subotić
September 25, 2023
This book examines the ways women politicians in Serbia and Kosovo have imagined, constructed, and politicised national identity and gender while engaging with politics in the context of the democratisation process. The first book to focus on the work of women inside political structures, it draws ...
Capitalism for Realists: Virtues and Vices of the Modern Economy
1st Edition
By Tibor Rutar
November 18, 2022
In an age of extreme political polarization and waning of reasoned debate across political divides, Capitalism for Realists carefully explores the inner workings of capitalism in a consciously non-partisan and balanced way. Does the modern capitalist economy alleviate poverty and exploitation, or ...
The Contentious Politics of Expertise: Experts, Activism and Grassroots Environmentalism
1st Edition
By Riccardo Emilio Chesta
August 01, 2022
Based on mixed-methods research and ethnographic fieldwork at various sites in Italy, this book examines the relationship between expertise and activism in grassroots environmentalism. Presenting interviews with citizens, activists and experts, it considers activism surrounding infrastructure in ...
Political Legitimacy: Realism in Political Theory and Sociology
1st Edition
By Terje Rasmussen
July 21, 2022
Political Legitimacy: Realism in Political Theory and Sociology explores the concept of political legitimacy, the nature of the normative foundation of politics and the state. With particular attention to the broad theoretical approach of political realism within political theory and political...
Comparing and Contrasting the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the European Union
1st Edition
By Linda Hantrais, Marie-Thérèse Letablier
May 30, 2022
Comparing and Contrasting the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the European Union challenges the use of uncontextualised comparisons of COVID-19 cases and deaths in member states during the period when Europe was the epicentre of the pandemic. This timely study looks behind the headlines and the ...
The Political Attitudes of Divided European Citizens: Public Opinion and Social Inequalities in Comparative and Relational Perspective
1st Edition
By Christian Lahusen
May 30, 2022
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003046653, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. This book unveils the significant impact of the European integration process on the ...