Rola i miejsce socjologii polityki w systemie wiedzy politologicznej
The place and the role of political sociology in the political science knowledge system

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns identity dilemmas of political sociology and its role in political research. Political institutions and process are intimately related to sociological phenomena. The relationship between sociology and political science has long traditions. Classic sociologists – Max Weber, Karl Marx – were also creators of political science. It is difficult to determine boundaries between social and political phenomena and boundaries between study of society and study of politics. The problem of boundaries is particularly intense in the case of subarea like political sociology, which exists within or between the two disciplines which have formed it: political science and sociology. The primary goal of political sociology is to analyze power and politics and how they operate in social life. Traditionally, political sociology has been concerned with the relations between society and the state, and traditional political sociology takes the modern nation-state as the center of political activity. The main problem of political sociology is lack of consensus on the subject of study and different interpretations of the objects of study by sociologist and political scientist. In this article, the author tries to answer the question, what is the role of political sociology in the knowledge structure concerning politics. Studies that cross the boundaries between sociology and political science help to enhance our understanding of both politics and society.

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