Beyond the undertheorized role of organizational power as political power in theories of the state

Critics express concerns over the theoretical pluralism in theories of the state and state power. This paper explores how organizational theories can provide more focus to theories of the state and state power thereby increasing their explanatory power. After summarizing concerns raised by political sociologists over pluralism in theories of the state and state power, the analysis focuses on existing theories of the state that employ concepts from organizational theory to understand the organizational state and its relationship to society. Particular attention is given to the state as a resource extraction and distribution mechanism, the resource dependent relationships among organizational entities inside and outside the state, and the power relations between states and organizations in their environment. This focus brings greater attention to the how groups, corporations, industries, and class fractions exercise power through organizations to influence the policy formation process

Economics · Epistemology · Management · Organizational theory · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics · Resource dependence theory · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Management and Organizational Studies

• Decarbonization and the Capitalist State

  Open Access•Matthew Soener•Sociology Compass•2024

  Incluir item

• Impact of psychological distance on public acceptance of waste-to-energy combustion projects

  Open Access•Qianqian Zhou, Xiaoyan Luo et al.•Environmental Impact Assessment…•2024

  Incluir item

• Classes in contemporary capitalism

  Nicos Ar Poulantzas•Classes in contemporary capitalism•1975

  Incluir item

• The Organizational State

  David Knoke, Edward O Laumann•The Organizational State•1988

  Incluir item

• The Fiscal Crisis of the State

  Open Access•James O’connor, James V O’connor•The Fiscal Crisis of the State•1973

  Incluir item

• Bringing the State Back In

  Open Access•T Skocpol•Bringing the State Back In•1985

  Incluir item

• The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization

  Max Weber•The Theory Of Social And Economic…•1997

  Incluir item

• Tva and the Grass Roots

  Philip Selznick•Tva and the Grass Roots•1984

  Incluir item

• Capitalizing on Crisis

  Greta R Krippner, Greta Krippner•Capitalizing on Crisis•2012

  Incluir item

• Handbook of Organizations (RLE

  James G March, James March•Handbook of Organizations•2013

  Incluir item

• The Sources of Social Power

  Open Access•Michael Mann•Sources of Social Power Vol. 2•1993

  Incluir item

• Institutionalism "Old" and "New"

  Philip Selznick•Administrative Science Quarterly•1996

  Incluir item

• Economic Action and Social Structure

  Mark Granovetter•American Journal of Sociology•1985

  Incluir item

• The Sociological Imagination

  C W Mills•The Mississippi Valley Historical…•1959

  Incluir item

• Conflict and Historical Variation in Steel Capital-State Relations

  Harland Prechel•American Sociological Review•1991

  Incluir item

• Corporate Mobilization and Political Power

  Patrick Akard, Patrick J Akard•American Sociological Review•1992

  Incluir item

• New Handbook of Political Sociology

  Open Access•Stephanie Mudge, I Isaac William Martin et al.•New Handbook of Political Sociology•2020

  Incluir item

• Methodology of Social Sciences

  Max Weber•Methodology of Social Sciences•2017

  Incluir item

• Social Movements and State Transformation

  Jill Quadagno•American Sociological Review•1992

  Incluir item

• Steel and the State

  Harland Prechel•American Sociological Review•1990

  Incluir item

• Normalized Financial Wrongdoing

  Open Access•Michael A Mccarthy•Contemporary Sociology A Journal…•2022

  Incluir item

• Class Segments

  Maurice Zeitlin, W Lawrence Neuman et al.•American Sociological Review•1976

  Incluir item

• What Does the Ruling Class Do When It Rules

  Open Access•G Therborn•Insurgent Sociologist•1976

  Incluir item

• The New Institutionalism

  Open Access•James G March, J P Olsen•American Political Science Review•1983

  Incluir item

• Capital Contests

  Open Access•Dena Levy, David L Levy et al.•Latin American Politics and Society•1998

  Incluir item

• Corporate Diversification Revisited

  Open Access•Harland Prechel, Theresa Morris et al.•Sociological Quarterly•2008

  Incluir item

• Similarity of Political Behavior Among Large American Corporations

  Mark S Mizruchi•American Journal of Sociology•1989

  Incluir item