Steven Loyal is Associate Professor at the School of Sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland. His areas of interest include sociological theory, migration, the sociology of knowledge, social stratification, and historical sociology.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Bourdieu’s intellectual biography.- 3. Classical and Modern Theories of the State.- 4. Bourdieu’s theory of the state.- 5. The Field of Power.- 6. State formation.- 7. An Assessment of Bourdieu’s theory of the State.- 8. Conclusion.

Steven Loyal is Associate Professor at the School of Sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland. His areas of interest include sociological theory, migration, the sociology of knowledge, social stratification, and historical sociology.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Bourdieu’s intellectual biography.- 3. Classical and Modern Theories of the State.- 4. Bourdieu’s theory of the state.- 5. The Field of Power.- 6. State formation.- 7. An Assessment of Bourdieu’s theory of the State.- 8. Conclusion.

Steven Loyal is Associate Professor at the School of Sociology at University College Dublin, Ireland. His areas of interest include sociological theory, migration, the sociology of knowledge, social stratification, and historical sociology.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Bourdieu’s intellectual biography.- 3. Classical and Modern Theories of the State.- 4. Bourdieu’s theory of the state.- 5. The Field of Power.- 6. State formation.- 7. An Assessment of Bourdieu’s theory of the State.- 8. Conclusion.