An Analytical Framework for Study of Nation-State Cleavage: modeling and pattering of relations between state and society

There are numerous theories about the relationship between the state and society. But despite the positive points، these theories involve theoretical and methodological reductionism that prevents the establishment of an appropriate analytical framework for multidimensional and multilevel studies in comparative-historical studies. Furthermore، there is always the concern that how these theories answer to how and why questions about the nation-state cleavage (theoretical power). And secondly، are these theories capable integrate to other theories (combined power)? Without claiming theory-making، this article is an attempt to combine different theoretical approaches in a unified analytical framework in order to raise its theoretical and explanatory power and its success is conditioned to review and critiques by others and testing in field experience. Analytical framework presented in this paper is based on the general theory and hence it is a general framework that is a specific theory.