Émile Durkheim and the State

Abstract

This article discusses the concept of the state proposed by Émile Durkheim, as well as its implications in the fields of human and social sciences, considering the sociological bias of its analysis. From its most significant works, it aims to analyze its contributions to the consolidation of a political sociology and, above all, to the current political debate. For this, some important questions are raised about its definition of State, aiming, from the interpretations recognized by the specialized literature, to confront it with the social reality that it encloses in the modern and contemporary world. It is, therefore, an eminently bibliographical work, of a revisionist nature, which seeks, starting from a dialogue with primary and secondary sources, to map the development and maturation of this concept within Durkheim's work.

Keywords

• estado
• política
• sociologia política
• corporações profissionais
• sociedade política.