1st Edition
Public Sociology and Civil Society Governance, Politics, and Power
By Patricia Mooney Nickel
Copyright 2012
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the past ten years the terms public sociology, civil society, and governance have been used with increasing frequency to describe a wide array of political and social practices. Nickel provides a critical clarification of the concepts of civil society and governance, moving beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. With her unique international background in the practice of public service... Read more
Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Public Sociology and Civil Society in the Context of Governance Part I: The Politics of Knowledge 2 Public Sociology: Locating the Argument 3 Public Sociology as Knowledge, Politics, and Portrayal Part II: The Expansion of Governing 4 Civil Society and the Origins of the Expansion of Governing 5 The Transformation of the State Thesis Part III: Power and Practice 6 Governing Texts 7 NGOs, the State, and Governance as Rites of Rule 8 Conclusion: Beyond Knowledge Production as the Reproduction of the Present References Index Credits About the Author
Biography
Patricia Mooney Nickel
“Nickel offers an ingeniously interdisciplinary introduction to public sociology and relates debates about public sociology to matters of politics, policy, and power.”
—Ben Agger, The University of Texas at Arlington
