Max Weber’s Theory of the Modern State

Anter, Andreas

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“…However, Weber distinguished state bureaucracy from parliament, state leadership and its advisory, collegiate bodies such as the cabinet or privy council. Thus, for Weber, the state is not a single entity, but a complex of institutions and actors (Anter, 2014;Hübinger, 2009). Within these institutions, state actors form political factions, which may have different interests and objectives, and which may be in tension with each other (Dusza, 1989).…”

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Neo-Weberianism, Professional Formation and the State: Inside the Black Box

Saks

Adams

2019

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This paper outlines a neo-Weberian approach to state-sponsored social closure in professional formation. Despite its advantages, state decision-making is not typically well-defined or examined in neo-Weberian analyses. Neo-Weberianism is differentiated from Max Weber’s own work on social action and rationality, which generally provides a more subtle interpretation of state socio-political processes. The paper explores how policy formation can be more incisively analyzed inside the black box of state decision-making from a Weberian perspective. This is exemplified by the passage of the 1858 Medical Act in the United Kingdom establishing the state-supported medical profession. While further work is necessary in filling in the black box, this paper charts an important future path for neo-Weberian analyses of professions, and their relationship with the state.

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Neo-Weberianism, Professional Formation and the State: Inside the Black Box

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2019

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“…Although the modern state is, at least in part, a product of rationalization, and is heavily rule-driven, values and interests are still very much a part of state activity (Weber 1968). This duality results in tensions (Anter 2014;Hübinger, 2009), which are particularly evident, according to Weber, within state parliaments where values clash but compromises are reached. Through the clash of values, and tensions between various political and state forces, policies and laws are formed.…”

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This paper outlines a neo-Weberian approach to state-sponsored social closure in professional formation. Despite its advantages, state decision-making is not typically well-defined or examined in neo-Weberian analyses. Neo-Weberianism is differentiated from Max Weber's own work on social action and rationality, which generally provides a more subtle interpretation of state socio-political processes. The paper explores how policy formation can be more incisively analyzed inside the black box of state decision-making from a Weberian perspective. This is exemplified by the passage of the 1858 Medical Act in the United Kingdom establishing the statesupported medical profession. While further work is necessary in filling in the black box, this paper charts an important future path for neo-Weberian analyses of professions, and their relationship with the state.

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“…Weber's pioneering work, however, also comes with caveats. Though acutely sensitive to interpretations, meanings (Adair-Toteff 2015) and individuals' intentions (Ekström 1992), his analytical gaze -and that of many Weberians (Wendt 2017) -is strongly oriented to institutions and processes of rational institutionalization (Eisenstadt 1968;Anter 2014). When compared to Foucault, as elaborated below, Weber stands too close to religious institutions and their 'religious ideas' (Weber 2005: xxxix, 18, 32, 102, 125).…”

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Religions and Political Elites in Latin America: Analysing Youth Political Elites through Religious Technologies of Government in Mexico

Zavala-Pelayo

2019

Iberoamericana – Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

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Based on findings from empirical research in Mexico, this paper proposes a historically-reflexive governmentality approach for the study of religions and political elites in Latin America. It argues that the ideological frameworks of political elites are not only influenced by political and economic criteria and institutions but also by meta-institutional religious technologies of government that can be traced back to the colonial period and the operation of a Catholic governmental regime in Latin America. The paper discusses the case of the peculiar colonial-era technology of charity, its transformations, and its traces in the political rationality of members of youth political elites in 21 st -century Mexico.

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Max Weber’s Theory of the Modern State

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Neo-Weberianism, Professional Formation and the State: Inside the Black Box

Neo-Weberianism, Professional Formation and the State: Inside the Black Box

Vol 9 No 2 (2019)

Religions and Political Elites in Latin America: Analysing Youth Political Elites through Religious Technologies of Government in Mexico

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