Home›Sociology›Political SociologyGroupPolitical SociologyTheorists 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.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary DisciplineWell-attestedSociology 1Browse ByAll Political SociologyPolitical Sociology30 entriesPolitical SociologyFilter Results30 entriesDisciplineAllPolitical Sociology (30)EraAll1876 (1)1897 (1)1907 (1)1913 (2)1916 (1)1921 (1)1922 (1)1925 (1)1929 (3)1930 (1)1931 (1)1932 (2)1933 (1)1934 (2)1935 (1)1938 (1)1940 (1)1942 (1)1943 (1)1944 (1)1946 (1)1947 (2)1951 (1)1975 (1)Nationality / CultureAllBrazil (1)France (1)Germany (5)Israel (1)Italy (2)Norway (2)United Kingdom (7)United States (17)In GroupAllPolitical Sociology (30)Influenced ByAllBarrington Moore Jr. (1)Institution AffiliationAllColumbia University (5)Empire (1)Goethe University Frankfurt (2)Harvard University (1)Monarchy (1)Republic (1)Social Movement (7)Stanford University (1)The Market (1)University of California, Los Angeles (1)University of Cambridge (2)University of Chicago (3)University of Essex (1)University of Michigan (2)University of Oxford (3)University of Warwick (1)Welfare State (1)Yale University (1)StudiesAllBureaucracy (1)Capitalism (2)Dictatorship (1)Property (1)Religion (1)Social Class Stratification (5)Social Movement (5)The Commons (Common-Pool Resource Institution) (1)The State (5)Welfare State (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 30Alain TouraineSociology2 linksAmitai EtzioniSociology1 linkBarrington Moore Jr.Sociology3 linksC. Wright MillsSociology3 linksCharles TillySociology3 linksChiara BotticiSociology3 linksColin CrouchSociology2 linksDavid A. SnowSociology2 linksDoug McAdamSociology2 linksElinor OstromSociology2 linksFrances Fox PivenSociology2 linksFrank ParkinSociology2 linksJohan GaltungSociology1 linkJohn GoldthorpeSociology3 linksLewis A. CoserSociology5 linksMancur OlsonSociology2 linksMichael MannSociology3 linksNorbert EliasSociology1 linkRalf DahrendorfSociology4 linksRichard TitmussSociology1 linkRobert MichelsSociology2 linksRoberto Mangabeira UngerSociology2 linksRonald InglehartSociology2 linksSeymour Martin LipsetSociology2 linksSidney TarrowSociology2 linksStein RokkanSociology4 linksTheda SkocpolSociology4 linksWilliam A. GamsonSociology2 linksWilliam H. Sewell Jr.Sociology3 linksWolfgang StreeckSociology2 linksSources1. Wikipedia: Sociologytier 2WikipediaSociology, lead section, definition sentence, applied to theorist school classificationQuote, Sociology, lead section, definition sentence, applied to theorist school classificationSociology 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.View the SourceMinneapolis Fed: Mancur Olson and Theodore SchultzHas Member: Mancur Olson, Tribute by James M. BuchananQuote, Has Member: Mancur Olson, Tribute by James M. BuchananMancur Olson was perhaps more influential in political science than any other of his economist peers.View the SourceNobelPrize.org: Elinor Ostrom FactsHas Member: Elinor Ostrom, LifeQuote, Has Member: Elinor Ostrom, LifeShe studied political science at the University of California Los Angeles, where she also received her PhD in 1965.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.