Political Sociology

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course offers an introduction to the major themes, theories, and debates in political sociology, with a central emphasis on power and social order. Political sociologists study how power and authority are produced, legitimized, contested, and institutionalized, and how these processes shape the emergence, maintenance, and transformation of social order. A core concern of the course is understanding why societies require social order, how order is constructed and sustained, under what conditions it breaks down, and how it evolves over time—including moments of crisis, breakdown, and revolt.