the present paper is an attempt to apply bourdieu’s field theory to the political field of the islamic republic of iran. the concept of field, as explained by bourdieu, provides a suitable theoretical framework to identify and explain the complexities and intricacies of different behaviors of this system and analyze its absolutely different practices in domestic and international arenas.  the m...

the modern state is a renewable and evolutionary phenomenon and it cannot be evaluated so that it has single cause. therefore none of the fields of the human sciences alone cannot fully explain the emergence of the modern state without interaction with other disciplines. political superstructure in various countries, primarily influenced by the social and cultural systems of communities as the ...

For how long does cultural heritage persist? Do the culturally inherited values of immigrants dilute as generations pass? We answer these question by studying the relationship between revealed political behavior of immigrant families and the culture of the place where they migrated from, either one or many generations ago. Using surnames as indicators of region of origin of Italians in Venezuel...

Declining political participation has caused much concern among political scientists and politicians. This article builds upon Henrik Bang’s conceptualization of Expert Citizens and Everyday Makers as new forms of political participation. Using the 2001 Home Office Citizenship Survey, we identify four types of political participant: Political Activists, Expert Citizens, Everyday Makers and Non-...

As definitions of heritage become increasingly fluid and wide reaching (Harvey, 2001), this chapter, informed by the literature on memory and identity, makes a return to the more traditional interpretations of heritage as a cultural product/ resource (with social and political functions) (Lowenthal, 1985; 1996). Widely accepted as the selective use of the past for contemporary purposes (Ashwort...

It is undeniable that contemporary internetworking practices are drastically altering the social, political, moral, epistemological, and cultural landscapes in which we live. In a world in which an increasing amount of information is increasingly available everywhere and in which an increasing amount of everyday activity yields information about our innermost selves, we simply cannot stand stil...

Brendon Swedlow PS: Political Science & Politics / Volume 44 / Issue 04 / October 2011, pp 736 ­ 739 DOI: 10.1017/S1049096511001375, Published online: 18 October 2011 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1049096511001375 How to cite this article: Brendon Swedlow (2011). Cultural Surprises as Sources of Sudden, Big Policy Change. PS: Political Science & Politics,44, pp 7...

There is a great deal of recent interest and debate concerning the linkages between inequality and health cross-nationally. The U.S. National Institutes of Health recommended in 2001 that any new research on health disparities should include social and cultural systems as units of analysis. Nevertheless, many public health interventions and policies continue to decontextualize risk factors from...