Qualitative Comparative Politics: Formative Texts and Case Studies

Author(s): Patricia Sohn

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Addresses what was the historical core of comparative politics as it emerged and established itself as a field within the discipline of Political Science. Includes formative texts that have had a significant impact on the field of comparative politics; and case studies based upon single-case and small-N, context-driven field studies.

Introduction

Patricia Sohn, "Qualitative Comparative Politics: Formative Texts and Case Studies, Editor's Introduction"

Formative Texts

1. Weber, Max. Selections from “Bureaucracy.” In From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, translated and edited by Hans Gerth and C. Wright Mills, 196–221. New York, NY: Routledge Press, 1991.

2. Weber, Max and Colin Loader. “‘Churches’ and ‘Sects’ in North America: An Ecclesiastical SocioPolitical Sketch.” Sociological Theory 3:1 (Spring 1985).

3. Simpson, G. “A Durkheim Fragment.” American Journal of Sociology 70, 527–536 (1965).

4. Marx, Karl. Chapter V, “Constituent Assembly vs. Bonaparte.” In The Eighteenth Brumaire of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York, NY: Intl Publishers, 1994.

5. Gramsci, Antonio. “The Intellectuals.” In Selections from Prison Notebooks. New York, NY: International Publishers, 1971.

6. Moore, Barrington. “The Communist Party of the Soviet Union: 1928-1944: A Study in Elite Formation and Function.” American Sociological Review 9:3 (1944).

7. Huntington, Samuel. “Parties and Political Stability.” In Political Order and Changing Societies. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1968.

8. Geertz, Clifford. “Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight.” Daeldus 2005. (Originally published in Daeldus 1972.)

9. Mann, Michael. “The Autonomous Power of the State: Its Origins, Mechanisms and Results.” European Journal of Sociology 25:2 (November 1984).

10. Bourdieu, Pierre. “The Force of Law: Toward a Sociology of the Juridical Field.” The Hastings Law Journal (1987).

Case Studies

11. Anderson, Benedict. “Old State, New Society: Indonesia’s New Order in Comparative Historical Perspective.” The Journal of Asian Studies 42:3 (May 1983).

12. Migdal, Joel S. “A Model of State-Society Relations.” In Strong Societies and Weak States: StateSociety Relations and State Capabilities in the Third World. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1988. Qualitative Comparative Politics 

13. Mitchell, Timothy. “Egypt at the Exhibition.” In Colonising Egypt. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1991.

14. Scott, James. Chapter 1, “Nature and Space.” In Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999.

15. Shambayati, Hootan. “The Rentier State, Interest Groups, and the Paradox of Autonomy: State and Business in Turkey and Iran.” Comparative Politics 26:3 (1994).

16. Woods, Patricia J. Chapter 2, “The Israel High Court of Justice and Religious Authorities.” In Judicial Power and National Politics (First Edition). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2008.

17. Erdos, David. “The Origins of Bills of Rights: Concepts and Comparative Development.” In Delegating Rights Protection: The Rise of Bills of Rights in the Westminster World. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2010.

18. Radnitz, Scott. “The Color of Money: Privatization, Economic Dispersion, and the Post-Soviet ‘Revolutions’.” Comparative Politics 56:4 (January 2010).

Patricia Sohn

Patricia Sohn is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.  She has published in the areas of comparative judicial politics, religion and politics, Middle East politics, and qualitative field methods.

Addresses what was the historical core of comparative politics as it emerged and established itself as a field within the discipline of Political Science. Includes formative texts that have had a significant impact on the field of comparative politics; and case studies based upon single-case and small-N, context-driven field studies.

Introduction

Patricia Sohn, "Qualitative Comparative Politics: Formative Texts and Case Studies, Editor's Introduction"

Formative Texts

1. Weber, Max. Selections from “Bureaucracy.” In From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, translated and edited by Hans Gerth and C. Wright Mills, 196–221. New York, NY: Routledge Press, 1991.

2. Weber, Max and Colin Loader. “‘Churches’ and ‘Sects’ in North America: An Ecclesiastical SocioPolitical Sketch.” Sociological Theory 3:1 (Spring 1985).

3. Simpson, G. “A Durkheim Fragment.” American Journal of Sociology 70, 527–536 (1965).

4. Marx, Karl. Chapter V, “Constituent Assembly vs. Bonaparte.” In The Eighteenth Brumaire of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York, NY: Intl Publishers, 1994.

5. Gramsci, Antonio. “The Intellectuals.” In Selections from Prison Notebooks. New York, NY: International Publishers, 1971.

6. Moore, Barrington. “The Communist Party of the Soviet Union: 1928-1944: A Study in Elite Formation and Function.” American Sociological Review 9:3 (1944).

7. Huntington, Samuel. “Parties and Political Stability.” In Political Order and Changing Societies. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1968.

8. Geertz, Clifford. “Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight.” Daeldus 2005. (Originally published in Daeldus 1972.)

9. Mann, Michael. “The Autonomous Power of the State: Its Origins, Mechanisms and Results.” European Journal of Sociology 25:2 (November 1984).

10. Bourdieu, Pierre. “The Force of Law: Toward a Sociology of the Juridical Field.” The Hastings Law Journal (1987).

Case Studies

11. Anderson, Benedict. “Old State, New Society: Indonesia’s New Order in Comparative Historical Perspective.” The Journal of Asian Studies 42:3 (May 1983).

12. Migdal, Joel S. “A Model of State-Society Relations.” In Strong Societies and Weak States: StateSociety Relations and State Capabilities in the Third World. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1988. Qualitative Comparative Politics 

13. Mitchell, Timothy. “Egypt at the Exhibition.” In Colonising Egypt. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1991.

14. Scott, James. Chapter 1, “Nature and Space.” In Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999.

15. Shambayati, Hootan. “The Rentier State, Interest Groups, and the Paradox of Autonomy: State and Business in Turkey and Iran.” Comparative Politics 26:3 (1994).

16. Woods, Patricia J. Chapter 2, “The Israel High Court of Justice and Religious Authorities.” In Judicial Power and National Politics (First Edition). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2008.

17. Erdos, David. “The Origins of Bills of Rights: Concepts and Comparative Development.” In Delegating Rights Protection: The Rise of Bills of Rights in the Westminster World. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2010.

18. Radnitz, Scott. “The Color of Money: Privatization, Economic Dispersion, and the Post-Soviet ‘Revolutions’.” Comparative Politics 56:4 (January 2010).

Patricia Sohn

Patricia Sohn is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.  She has published in the areas of comparative judicial politics, religion and politics, Middle East politics, and qualitative field methods.