| Module Code: SOC2010 |
Module Title: SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS |
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Module Provider: Sociology
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Short Name: SOC206
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Level: HE2
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Module Co-ordinator: WILLIAMS MJ Mr (Sociology)
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Number of credits: 20
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Number of ECTS credits: 10
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| Module Availability |
| Throughout the year |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Components of Assessment
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Method(s)
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Percentage Weighting
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Coursework
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Two 2000 word essays
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40%
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Examination
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One 3 hour examination
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60%
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
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| Module Aims |
| The course will attempt to provide an understanding of the role of the state in both the development and the contemporary workings of modern society. What are the main stages in the development of the state? |
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| Learning Outcomes |
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| Module Content |
The course will focus on some of the following themes:
1. Classical Theories of Politics and the State
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Max Weber
(c) Pareto & Michels
2. Modern Theories of Politics and the State: Gramsci, Althusser, Poulantzas, Mann, Giddens & Tilly
3. Types of Political Systems and Development of the Modern Nation-State
(a) Primitive Government (e) Capitalist Liberal Democracy
(b) The Slave State (f) Fascist States
(c) Bureaucratic Empire: (g) Stalinist States
The Traditional Chinese State (h) Military States
(d) Absolution (i) Islamic States
4. Theories of Revolution
5. Theories of Nationalism
6. The State in an International Context: Theories of War & Peace, New World Order or Disorder?
7. Conclusion: A Critical Examination of Theories of the State Globalisation and the Future of the Nation-State |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| 20 2 hour lectures/seminars |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Callihicos, A. (1999) Social Theory, Polity Press.
Giddens A, (1985), The Nation-State & Violence, Polity Press
Hall J, (1986), States in History, Basil Blackwell
Hall J & Ikenberry G, (1989), The State, Open University
Halton, R. (1998) Globalisation & the nation-state, Macmillan
King R, (1986), The State in Modern Society: New Directions in Political Sociology, Macmillan
Mann M, (1986), The Sources of Social Power, Vol. 1: A History of Power from the Beginning to AD1760, Cambridge University Press
Ibid (1993), Vol.2, The Rise of Classes and Nation-States, 1760-1914, Cambridge University Press
Ibid (1988), States, War & Capitalism, Blackwell
Ibid (ed), (1990), Rise & Decline of the Nation-State, Blackwell
Poggi G, (1990), The State: Its Nature, Development & Prospects, Polity Press
Skocpol T, (1979), States & Social Revolutions, Macmillan
Ibid (1995), Social Revolution in the Modern World, Cambridge University Press
Tilly C, (1992), Coercion, Capital & European States, AD 990-1992, Blackwell |
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| Last Updated |
| 15 August 2006 |
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