Политическая социология в системе социальных наук: эволюция методологических принципов

Political sociology in the system of social sciences

The status of Political Sociology as a discipline as well as its position and role in Social Sciences is a topic for debates. It is the legitimization of Sociology as a branch of knowledge, the positivist methodology affirmation and the development of the quantitative and qualitative methods of social studies that influenced the Political Sociology status consolidation. The article covers the major stages of the evolution of Political Sociology as a separate branch of Social Sciences.