政治社会学（英语：Political sociology）是结合政治学和社会学的跨学科产物，主要研究对象是社会与政治之间的互动关系，以及政治权威的产生及其对社会的影响。研究范围包括：

政治社会学形成于19世纪末，20世纪初。到20世纪中期行为主义兴起后得到了长足发展。

帕雷托、莫斯卡、韦伯等人为政治社会学代表人物。

Contemporary political sociology involves, but is not limited to, the study of the relations between state, society and citizens. Where a typical research question in political sociology might have been: "Why do so few American or European citizens choose to vote?" or even, "What difference does it make if women get elected?" political sociologists also now ask: "How is the body a site of power?", "How are emotions relevant to global poverty?" or "What difference does knowledge make to democracy?" The opening up of political sociology does not mean that old topics have been discarded. Traditionally there were four main areas of research: