政治社会学分野を代表する専門家たちが、マクロとミクロの要素、国民国家の問い、政治制度とその発展、社会運動などの幅広いトピックの最新論点を提示し、批判的分析を繰り広げる。This comprehensive and authoritative Encyclopedia, featuring entries written by academic experts in the field, explores the diverse topics within the discipline of political sociology. By looking at both macro- and micro-components, questions relating to nation-states, political institutions and their development, and the sources of social and political change such as social movements and other forms of contentious politics, are raised and critically analysed.