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Overview
Introduction
How is power negotiated in our society? Why are some social movements more successful than others? How can we explain the rise in populism? Navigate these questions and more on this interdisciplinary programme.
This programme equips you with the analytical tools and empirical knowledge to understand the fundamental forces that have shaped, and are shaping, the world in which we live.
You’ll examine classic empirical and historical questions about the relationship between politics and society, delving into the links between political ideologies, social identities and cultural phenomena. You’ll also assess the strengths and weaknesses of key theories that have dominated the study of political sociology and analyse the writings of seminal thinkers.
The programme gives you the flexibility to pursue your interests on diverse topics such as migration, class, politics and culture, internationalism and many other themes.
You’ll hone your written and oral communication skills, developing your capacity for rigorous argument. Seminar discussion and essay writing will foster your critical thinking and analytical abilities, enabling you to challenge commonly accepted ideas and draw your own evidence-based conclusions.
This programme provides a gateway to careers in research, teaching, politics, diplomacy, policymaking, public administration, journalism and the media.
Preliminary readings
- B Anderson Imagined Communities (Verso Books, 2012)
- R Archer Why is There No Labour Party in the United States? (Princeton University Press, 2010)
- M McQuarrie et al Democratizing Inequalities (Princeton University Press, 2015)
- P Evans et al Bringing the State Back In (Cambridge University Press, 1985)
- S M Lipset 'The Social Requisites of Democracy Revisited', American Sociological Review, vol 59 (Springer, 1995)
- S Lukes Power: A Radical View (Palgrave McMillian, 2004)
- D McAdam Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements (Cambridge University Press, 1996)
- M Mann The Sources of Social Power (Cambridge University Press, 1986)
- M Olson The Logic of Collective Action (Harvard University Press, 1974)
- T Skocpol Protecting Soldiers and Mothers (Harvard University Press, 1995)
- C Tilly Coercion, Capital and European States (Wiley-Blackwell, 1993)