Davita Silfen Glasberg is interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.Abbey S. Willis is PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Connecticut.Deric Shannon is associate professor of sociology at Emory University’s Oxford College.

The State of State Theory brings together feminist, critical race, and queer theories with globalization literature and anarchist anti-state analysis to advance critical, transformative understanding of the state and society. The authors skillfully take us through a history of state theorising before outlining a novel approach that recognizes the complexities of power while also providing a set of sharp, analytical tools. Using these to present a hard-hitting, persuasive critique of contemporary politics, they expose the injustices and oppressions of the state and shows us how social movements are able to resist and challenge the power relationships and policies that states support, internally and globally. Refusing to make predictions about the future, they set out where social activism might take us. With admirable clarity, they show us how powerful states are but also reminds us of their historical contingency and vulnerability.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Power and the StateChapter 2 Breaking the Theoretical Stalemate: State Projects and a Multi-Site Model of Power and the StateChapter 3 State Projects and Economic Intervention: Balancing Political ForcesChapter 4 State Projects and Heteronormativity: Framing and Selectivity FiltersChapter 5 State Projects and Social Movements: Racial Formation and the StateChapter 6 State Projects and The Human Right to Shelter: Balancing Political Forces and Intersecting Structures of OppressionChapter 7 State Projects and The Human Right to Food: Direct Action and Balancing Political ForcesChapter 8 Intersections of State Projects, Multi-Sites of Power and The Welfare StateChapter 9 Where Do We Go From Here? Implications and Steps ForwardIndexAbout the Author

Davita Silfen Glasberg is interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.Abbey S. Willis is PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Connecticut.Deric Shannon is associate professor of sociology at Emory University’s Oxford College.

The State of State Theory brings together feminist, critical race, and queer theories with globalization literature and anarchist anti-state analysis to advance critical, transformative understanding of the state and society. The authors skillfully take us through a history of state theorising before outlining a novel approach that recognizes the complexities of power while also providing a set of sharp, analytical tools. Using these to present a hard-hitting, persuasive critique of contemporary politics, they expose the injustices and oppressions of the state and shows us how social movements are able to resist and challenge the power relationships and policies that states support, internally and globally. Refusing to make predictions about the future, they set out where social activism might take us. With admirable clarity, they show us how powerful states are but also reminds us of their historical contingency and vulnerability.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Power and the StateChapter 2 Breaking the Theoretical Stalemate: State Projects and a Multi-Site Model of Power and the StateChapter 3 State Projects and Economic Intervention: Balancing Political ForcesChapter 4 State Projects and Heteronormativity: Framing and Selectivity FiltersChapter 5 State Projects and Social Movements: Racial Formation and the StateChapter 6 State Projects and The Human Right to Shelter: Balancing Political Forces and Intersecting Structures of OppressionChapter 7 State Projects and The Human Right to Food: Direct Action and Balancing Political ForcesChapter 8 Intersections of State Projects, Multi-Sites of Power and The Welfare StateChapter 9 Where Do We Go From Here? Implications and Steps ForwardIndexAbout the Author

Davita Silfen Glasberg is interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut.Abbey S. Willis is PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Connecticut.Deric Shannon is associate professor of sociology at Emory University’s Oxford College.

The State of State Theory brings together feminist, critical race, and queer theories with globalization literature and anarchist anti-state analysis to advance critical, transformative understanding of the state and society. The authors skillfully take us through a history of state theorising before outlining a novel approach that recognizes the complexities of power while also providing a set of sharp, analytical tools. Using these to present a hard-hitting, persuasive critique of contemporary politics, they expose the injustices and oppressions of the state and shows us how social movements are able to resist and challenge the power relationships and policies that states support, internally and globally. Refusing to make predictions about the future, they set out where social activism might take us. With admirable clarity, they show us how powerful states are but also reminds us of their historical contingency and vulnerability.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Power and the StateChapter 2 Breaking the Theoretical Stalemate: State Projects and a Multi-Site Model of Power and the StateChapter 3 State Projects and Economic Intervention: Balancing Political ForcesChapter 4 State Projects and Heteronormativity: Framing and Selectivity FiltersChapter 5 State Projects and Social Movements: Racial Formation and the StateChapter 6 State Projects and The Human Right to Shelter: Balancing Political Forces and Intersecting Structures of OppressionChapter 7 State Projects and The Human Right to Food: Direct Action and Balancing Political ForcesChapter 8 Intersections of State Projects, Multi-Sites of Power and The Welfare StateChapter 9 Where Do We Go From Here? Implications and Steps ForwardIndexAbout the Author