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State-centered theory

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State-centered theory (or state-centred theory) is a political theory which stresses the role of the government on civil society[1]. It holds that the state itself can structure political life to some degree independently of the way power is distributed between classes and other groups at a given time.

References

  • Furze, Savy, Brym, Lie "Sociology in Today's World" (Cengage Learning, 2008) pp. 176-179

Further reading