Tocqueville and Weber on the sociological origins of citizenship
The political culture of American democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7724896 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Kalberg (0000-0003-0140-232X, Boston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-222 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Citizenship Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13621029708420655 |
| OpenAlex | W4254291264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 9 |
While Alexis de Tocqueville's commentary on America is famous, Max Weber's is far less so. However, in scattered writings, he addresses two of the themes at the centre of Tocqueville's analysis of the 'manners and mores' of the American political culture: the potential for a 'tyranny of the majority' in the US and the critical role of civil associations. By reference to these two themes, this study seeks to examine the divergent perspectives of these classicial theorists upon the political culture of the US, contrast Tocqueville's more structural and interest‐based mode of analysis to Weber's emphasis upon the significance of values and beliefs, and comment upon, in light of the insights offered by both theorists, the sociological origins of citizenship. Unlike Tocqueville, Weber sees an odd juxtaposition—an accentuated, 'world mastery' individualism and an accentuated orientation to civic sphere ideals—at the centre of the American political culture
Citizenship · Culture of the United States · Democracy · Epistemology · Individualism · Mores · Political culture · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Religion and Society Interactions · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
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| Citations per year | 0,77 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2023 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |