
Political sociology is the study of political life using sociological methods, combining theory and empiricism. It is a branch of sociology that studies political power, public action, public policy, elections and voting, and social movements. It includes the sociology of voting (or electoral sociology).
Recipients | Institutions | Years |
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Giovanni Sartori | Universités de Florence et de Columbia | 2007 |
Richard Rose | Strathclyde University | 2009 |
Donatella della Porta | European University Institute | 2011 |
Virginie Guiraudon | Sciences Po Paris | 2013 |
Maurizio Cotta | University of Sienna | 2015 |
Hanspeter Kriesi | University of Zurich | 2017 |
Niilo Kauppi | University of Helsinki | 2020 |
Olivier Fillieule | Université de Lausanne | 2022 |
For information and nominations contact the Chair or the Secretariat of the European Consortium for Political Research, University of Essex, Essex, Britain or e-mail : prizes@ecpr.eu