Theorists studying the state, political power, democracy, revolution and social movements, and the relation of political institutions to the wider society, in a tradition running from the classical analysis of bureaucracy and elites through contemporary comparative and historical sociology of states and contentious politics. This group gathers theorists of conflict, class and status closure, comparative democratization, state formation, and the organized collective action through which social movements pursue political change.
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1. Wikipedia: Sociology
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Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on human social behaviour, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.
Minneapolis Fed: Mancur Olson and Theodore Schultz
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Mancur Olson was perhaps more influential in political science than any other of his economist peers.
NobelPrize.org: Elinor Ostrom Facts
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She studied political science at the University of California Los Angeles, where she also received her PhD in 1965.
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