Ideology, History, and Politics

Bibliographic Data

ID23744362
AuthorsBerman (0000-0002-2960-3660, corresponding author), Sheri Berman
Year2010
Pages105-126
Publication date2010-12-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueIdeas and politics in social science research (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199736430.003.0006
OpenAlexW2503644058
ISBN9780199736430
LanguageEN
Citations received10

After years of neglect, scholars have once again begun studying the role played by concepts such as ideas, norms, and culture in political life. While this literature has advanced our understanding of political actors and outcomes in critical ways, it is also plagued by a number of problems, one of which is the focus of this chapter: its status quo bias. The chapter presents a reexamination of social democracy as a reminder of the need to analyze carefully the role played by both structure and agency, and the need for different types of historical analysis and process tracing in order to understand the two-stage process by which ideologies rise and fall. A better understanding of how and why ideologies develop, in turn, can critically contribute to the ideational “wave” currently sweeping through the social sciences.

Aesthetics · Art · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Globalization and political ideologies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Science Research and Education

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