Claus Offe and the critical theory of the capitalist state

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Editorial Note and Correspondence List -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Between the Lines of the State Theory Debate: Claus Offe's "Cheerful Eclecticism"--2 The "Magic Triangle" of State, Capitalism, and Democracy -- 3 The Relational Approach to State Theory: Central Theorems -- 4 Traces of Impact: Claus Offe's Reception in the Social Sciences -- 5 Still Relevant after All Those Years: Claus Offe's Theory of the Capitalist State and the New Politics of Austerity -- Index