Political Parties and the Sociological Imagination
Past, Present, and Future Directions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2295702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Mudge (0000-0002-1008-3693), Stephanie L Mudge (Department of Sociology, University of California, Davis, California 95616;), Anthony S Chen (Northwestern University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 305-330 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Sociology (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-0572 • E-ISSN: 1545-2115 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev-soc-071312-145632 |
| OpenAlex | W2124543983 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 148 |
The classical sociology of parties was born alongside parties themselves. It explored their dynamic interrelationships with states and society, as well as the tensions inherent in the fact that parties are simultaneously representatives and power seekers. Despite these rich foundations, from the 1960s the sociological approach came to be narrowly identified with a one-dimensional conception of parties, and political sociologists focused their attention elsewhere. This review contributes to efforts that began in the 1990s to reclaim the political party as a full-fledged sociological object. To this end, we track the hourglass-shaped trajectory of the sociology of parties: from broad Marxian and Weberian roots, to narrowing and near-eclipse after the 1960s, to a reemergence that reclaims the breadth of the classical traditions. We conclude by suggesting six lines of inquiry that we believe would be fruitful, emphasizing both classical concerns that deserve more attention and innovative approaches that point in novel directions
Epistemology · Object (grammar · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Seekers · Social science · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Law
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Explaining Political Tunnel Vision
The multidimensional politics of inequality
Taking up the baton? New campaigning organisations and the enactment of representative functions
Perspectives on political party death
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Rethinking the Link Between Structure and Collective Action. Capitalism, Politics, and the Theory of Social Movements
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Democracy in the Global South
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The Great Interstate Divergence
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All by Himself? Trump, Isolationism, and the American Electorate
Establishing the Conservative Phenomenon
Public Opinion, Public Policy, and Democracy
Parties and Party Systems
Party in the Street
The Party Decides
Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe
The Permanent Tax Revolt
The Transformation of European Social Democracy
Setting the Agenda
Building a New American State
No Middle Ground
Mapping Policy Preferences ii
Why Parties?
Placing Parties in American Politics
Forging Democracy
One Hundred Years of Socialism
Passive Revolution
Party Position Change in American Politics
Party Influence in Congress
Mapping Policy Preferences
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From Max Weber
An economic theory of democracy
Politics, parties, & pressure groups.
Political parties and political development
Politics in Time
Dynamics of Contention
Political Parties
Party System Change
Bold Relief
Pivotal Politics
Development and Crisis of the Welfare State
Democracy and Development
Introduction
The Politics Of Social Protest
Bringing the State Back In
States, Parties, and Social Movements
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte
Continuity Strategies among Political Challengers
The Transformation of the Western European Party Systems
Social Cleavages and Political Change
Waves of Democracy
The Fifth Freedom
The Transition from Capitalism to Socialism
Three steps to a historical anthropology of actually existing neoliberalism
Affluence and Influence
The political party as a network of cleavages
New Labour and the Politics of Depoliticisation
The Transformation of Political Institutions
Platforms and Partners
Vicarious Revolutionaries
The End Of the Relationship Between Social Democratic Parties and Trade Unions
Nations, parties, and participation
What's Left of Leftism
Latin American Neopopulism
Multi-party elections in the Arab world
Partisan Joiners
The Siamese Twins
The Use of Field Experiments for Studies of Employment Discrimination
Social Movements, Political Parties, and Democratic Theory
Voice and Equality
Welfare-State Regress in Western Europe
Civic Associations and Authoritarian Regimes in Interwar Europe
Wage Wars
Who Influences U.S. Foreign Policy
Candidate Positioning in U.S. House Elections
Politics as Vocation
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Power Resources and Employer-Centered Approaches in Explanations of Welfare States and Varieties of Capitalism
Distribution and Redistribution in Postindustrial Democracies
The Challenge to Party Government
Comparative Political Systems
A Theory of Critical Elections
Congressional Parties and Civil Rights Politics from 1933 to 1972
Inequality and Democratic Responsiveness
Did Disfranchisement Laws Help Elect President Bush? New Evidence on the Turnout Rates and Candidate Preferences of Florida’s Ex-Felons
A Theory of Political Parties
The State and the Parties
The End of the Transition Paradigm
Introduction
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Typologies of Democratic Systems
Party Systems and Patterns of Government in Western Democracies
Party Movements in the United States and Canada
The Politics of Inequality in America
Political Parties and the Supply Side of the Economy
The Electoral Costs of Party Loyalty in Congress
Where's the Party
Roberto Michels and the Study of Political Parties
Partisans, Nonpartisans, and the Antiwar Movement in the United States
Neopopulism and neoliberalism in Latin America
What is to be done? Burning questions of our movement
The Cartel Party Thesis
Ballots and Barricades
Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy
States and Social Revolutions
Populism and Late Liberalism
Patrimonialism, Elite Networks, and Reform in Late-Eighteenth-Century Poland
A Causal Model for the Political Party Preferences of American Men
Democratic Contraction? Political Consequences of Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States
The Democratic Class Struggle in the United States, 1948-1992
| Unique citing works | 42 |
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| Citations per year | 3,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 41 |