Charles Tilly’s Elegant Theories About the Origins of European Nation-States, Social Movements, Contentious Politics, and Democracy
Ernesto Castañeda
Abstract:The oeuvre of Charles Tilly provides a helpful model of how to conduct social science. Nevertheless, most readers are familiar only with a subset of his works. Consequently, Tilly’s contributions are often understood as being limited to a few hypotheses or statements, often cited out of context or in an over-simplified manner. This article aims to provide a more extensive overview of Tilly’s work and its continued relevance. It introduces some of his key concepts, such as state formation, superior stories, rel… Show more
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