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Serendipities Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences
Serendipities Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences Volume 3, No 1 (2018) Table of Content: Articles Antoni Sułek: The Polish Career of The American Soldier: From the Model to the Legend 1-13 Raf Vanderstraeten, Joshua Eykens: Communalism and Internationalism: Publication norms and structures in international social science 14-28 Forum Andrew Abbott: Interview: On Being the Editor of AJS 29-41 Book Reviews (Post-) Soviet Sociologies reviewed by Agata Zysiak 42-47 Rindzevičiūtė: The Power of Systems reviewed by Christian Daye 48-51 Hess: Tocqueville and Beaumont reviewed by Eva Stina Lyon 52-53 Durkheim and Hubert in Brazil reviewed by João Maia 54-57 Heufelder: Argentinischer Krösus reviewed by Christian Fleck 58-62 Normal Science? reviewed by Andreas Hess 63-65 Editors Peter Baehr (Lingnan University, Hong Kong), Fernanda Beigel (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina), Christian Fleck (University of Graz, Austria), Andreas Hess (University College Dublin, Ireland), Laurent Jeanpierre (Université Paris 8, Vincennes-Saint-Denis, France) Olessia Kirtchik (National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia) Thomas Koenig (Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria) George Steinmetz (University of Michigan, USA) Managing Editors Matthias Duller (University of Graz, Austria) Carl Neumayr (University of Graz, Austria) Associate editors Ivan Boldyrev (Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands) Thibaud Boncourt (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, France) Matteo Bortolini (University -
The Morphogenetic Approach and Immanent Causality: a Spinozian Perspective*
Received: 4 October 2017 Revised: 10 June 2018 Accepted: 18 June 2018 DOI: 10.1111/jtsb.12181 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The morphogenetic approach and immanent causality: A spinozian perspective* Karim Knio Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus Abstract University Rotterdam, The Netherlands The morphogenetic approach as powered by analytical Correspondence dualism offers an appealing account of the processes Karim Knio, Institute of Social Studies – – (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The whereby people through their reflexivities reflect Netherlands. back on structures and cultures during the double Email: [email protected] and triple morphogenesis of agency. However, in order to further specify an account of social change, this paper argues that it would be helpful to provide an account of what occurs in the other direction as well: from the direction of structures and cultures, between each other and towards people, also at the points of double and triple morphogenesis of agency. This article is therefore a theoretical piece that proposes a reading of the morphogenetic model imbued with an enlightened understanding of immanent causality, driven by the Spinozian doctrine of parallelism and operationalized by his understanding of the two expressive roles of ideas. KEYWORDS analytical dualism, dispositions (capabilities), immanent causality, role of ideas, structure/agency debate Margaret Archer's morphogenetic approach is currently one of the most eminent and highly esteemed accounts of structure and agency in the social sciences. By referring to the concept of *I would like to thank Professor Archer for commenting on an earlier draft of this article. I also would like to thank Aleksandra Piletic for her assistance in preparing this article. -
Margaret S. Archer Editor Morphogenesis and the Crisis of Normativity Morphogenesis and the Crisis of Normativity
Social Morphogenesis Margaret S. Archer Editor Morphogenesis and the Crisis of Normativity Morphogenesis and the Crisis of Normativity [email protected] Social Morphogenesis Series Editor: MARGARET S. ARCHER Centre for Social Ontology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Aims and scope: To focus upon ‘social morphogenesis’ as a general process of change is very different from examining its particular results over the last quarter of a century. This series ventures what the generative mechanisms are that produce such intense change and discusses how this differs from late modernity. Contributors examine if an intensification of morphogenesis (positive feedback that results in a change in social form) and a corresponding reduction in morphostasis (negative feedback that restores or reproduces the form of the social order) best captures the process involved. The series consists of 5 volumes derived from the Centre for Social Ontology’s annual workshops “From Modernity to Morphogenesis” at the University of Lausanne, headed by Margaret Archer. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11959 [email protected] Margaret S. Archer Editor Morphogenesis and the Crisis of Normativity 123 [email protected] Editor Margaret S. Archer Centre for Social Ontology University of Warwick Coventry, UK This volume IV follows the book “Social Morphogenesis”, edited by Margaret S. Archer, which was the first book in the series published in 2013 http://www.springer.com/social+ sciences/book/978-94-007-6127-8, the volume “Late Modernity”, edited by Margaret S. Archer, published in 2014 and the volume “Generative Mechanisms Transforming the Social Order”, edited by Margaret S. -
Advancing a Morphogenetic Understanding of Organisational Behaviour
ADVANCING A MORPHOGENETIC UNDERSTANDING OF ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR An Investigation into the Psychological Mechanisms and Organisational Behavioural Tendencies of Autonomous Reflexivity By Royston Francis Meriton Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Leeds Leeds University Business School September 2016 The candidate confirms that the work submitted is his/her own and that appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others. This copy has been supplied on the understanding that it is copyright material and that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper acknowledgement. ©2016 “The University of Leeds” Royston Francis Meriton Acknowledgement “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our mind…” Bob Marley (1945 – 1981) RIP To Thierry and Keisha Nicky and Mark thank you for your patience and confidence showed in me. I cannot express enough in words how much your guidance has been valued. Granny, you have been my rock, you may never know how much your influence runs deep in this work. I thank Professor Ann Cunliffe for her comments on an earlier draft and Dr Andy Brown for lending a listening ear. Without her confidence and understanding this work would not have been possible, a special mention goes to Professor Margaret Archer for her informal guidance, you are an inspiration to many. A special mention also goes to Maha, a friend I have shared many a thought with, you have the ability to inspire even without trying. All of this would have been but a fleeting illusion without Richard, thank you. -
Mouzelis, Archer and the Concept of Social Structure
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Crossref SOCIOLOGY Vol. 32 No. 3 August 1998 509–522 CONCEPTUALISING CONSTRAINT: MOUZELIS, ARCHER AND THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE KIERAN HEALY Abstract This paper outlines and evaluates recent contributions by Nicos Mouzelis and Margaret Archer to the structure–agency debate. Mouzelis offers an internal reconstruction of Giddens’s structuration theory; Archer an external alternative. I show that, although representing an advance on Giddens’s position, Mouzelis’s account fails because he relies on the former’s definition of structure as comprising rules and resources. I then examine Archer’s solution to the problem. I argue that her definition of activity-dependence makes her account of the relationship between agents and structures unclear. I outline an alternative account in terms of super- venience, and argue that it contains the minimum ontological claim necessary for a realist understanding of the structure–agent relationship. Key words: Archer, Mouzelis, social ontology, social structure, supervenience. This paper evaluates two recent attempts to prune the hardy perennial of structure and agency. In their recent writing, both Nicos Mouzelis and Margaret Archer offer alternatives to Anthony Giddens’s structuration theory (Mouzelis 1995, 1996; Archer 1995, 1996b). The renewed attention paid to older writing in this field, and particularly to the work of David Lockwood, has caused McLennan (1995:117) to note ‘a loose but noticeable neo- traditionalist revival’ in sociological theory. The two authors exemplify this trend in different ways. Mouzelis says we should go ‘back to sociological theory,’ whereas Archer sees Lockwood as a forebear but explicitly tries to formulate a new research paradigm. -
Polish Sociology in a Mirror
STUDIA SOCJOLOGICZNE 2021 2 (241), 215–222 ISSN 0039−3371, e-ISSN 2545–2770 DOI: 10.24425/sts.2021.137295 Agata Zysiak Uniwersytet Warszawski poliSh Sociology in a Mirror Book Review of Antoni Sułek. A Mirror on the High Road. Chapters from the History of Social Research in Poland. Peter Lang, Series: Eastern European Culture, Politics and Societies, 2019. Polish literature on the sociology of sociology or the historiography of sociology is relatively rich, although primarily available only in Polish. While this is obviously not a highly sought-after topic and Polish studies seems to be shrinking, much insight into the subject is not available to an English-speaking audience. A reader interested in Polish sociology has a few options to investigate this national circulation: a brief and relatively new guidebook in the Palgrave series by Marta Bucholc (Bucholc 2016), for example, as well as older publi- cations like Piotr Sztompka’s overview of the most well-known Polish sociolo- gists (Sztompka 1984). In the case of journal articles and contributions to edited volumes, a variety of work offers a much broader perspective. However, this important material is scattered and difficult to find among numerous journals and incoherent keywords. The discussed volume, A Mirror on the High Road. Chapters from the History of Social Research in Poland by Antoni Sułek, gathers his contributions on Polish sociology from last three decades. It is a collection of ten essays printed mainly in academic journals, which together offer insight into over 130 years of Polish sociology and consequently Polish society. Academia, its networks, authors and their work are the primary scope of interest. -
Margaret Archer and a Morphogenetic Take on Strategy Abstract The
Margaret Archer and a morphogenetic take on strategy Abstract The morphogenetic framework developed by the social theorist Margaret Archer is outlined in order to suggest what it might bring to the study of strategy. It is contrasted to practice-based approaches, notably those associated with the work of Richard Whittington and the domain of strategy as practice. Archer’s work provides a non-deterministic approach which enables the situating of moments of strategic practice in a wider context. Its stress on agential reflexivity opens up interesting lines of inquiry, not least on the language of strategizing facilitated and encouraged by the multinational corporation. The approach needs to pay more attention to practices, notably organizational routines, but it offers rich resources to the student of organizational strategy. Keywords Margaret Archer; critical realism; strategy; structure; agency; reflexivity 1. Introduction Margaret Archer is a major figure in the world of social theory and sociology. Starting as a sociologist of education she has developed a distinctive approach to the study of society through her engagement with the philosophical tradition of critical realism. Through a critique of how these ideas have been applied in the social domain, she has progressively developed and refined a view of what she terms the ‘morphogenesis’ of society. This view, recognising that society is activity dependent and is changed and reproduced through the activities of human agents who operate in conditions not of their choosing, has had increasing traction in many domains of 1 inquiry, not least in the field of organization studies. Her body of work is extensive and complex. -
Center for Research on Social Organization Working Paper Series
POLAND'S CRITICAL SOCIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE: A COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL APPROACH TO A NATION AND DIFFERENCE by Michael D. Kennedy ..._. .. .._.. : :.,. - ....,. z,:,. :;'. -, #564 February 1998 .*.. CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIAL ORGANIZATION WORKING PAPER SERIES The Center for Research on Social Organization is a facility of the Department of SociGlogy, The University of Michigan. Its primary mission is to support the research of faculty and students in the department's Social Organization graduate progray. CRSO Working Papers report current research and reflection by affiliates of the Center. To'request copies of working papers, or for further information about Center activities, write us at 4501 LS&A Building Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, send e-mail to [email protected], or call (734) 764-7487. POLAND'S CRITICAL SOCIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE: A COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICALAPPROACH TO A NATION AND DIFFERENCE Michael D. ~enned~' Poland is both critical to disciplinary practice in sociology and sigriificant in chtical sociology, the perspective with which I have been most involved. In this essay, I explore some reasons for Poland's importance, and consider some problematics that ought to elevate Poland's significance in global sociology.* Toward that latter end, I suggest that a compa&tive and historical sociology of the nation in the production of difference might be one of the central themes of a global sociology with a Polish node.3 Of course, given the measure of specialization in the discipline it is difficult to speak of sociology in general. But for those sociological concentrations like critical sociology which find radical social transformations central, Poland is an extremely important case. -
The Emotionalisation of Reflexivity
Edinburgh Research Explorer The Emotionalization of Reflexivity Citation for published version: Holmes, M 2010, 'The Emotionalization of Reflexivity', Sociology, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 139-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038509351616 Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1177/0038038509351616 Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Peer reviewed version Published In: Sociology General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 01. Oct. 2021 The Emotionalization of Reflexivity Mary Holmes Department of Sociology Flinders University [email protected] Biography: Mary Holmes is a senior lecturer in sociology at Flinders University in Australia. She has published various articles relating to her empirical work on distance relationships and to her other research interests in the sociology of the body and in social movements and emotions. She has recently published The Representation of Feminists as Political Actors (VDM, 2008) What is Gender?(Sage, 2008) and Gender in Everyday Life (Routledge, 2007). 1 The Emotionalization of Reflexivity Abstract Reflexivity refers to the practices of altering one’s life as a response to knowledge about one’s circumstances. -
Isa Bulletin NO 19 (PRINTEMPS 1979) NO
isa bulletin NO 19 (PRINTEMPS 1979) NO. 19 (SPRING 1979) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1978-1982 PRESIDENT: lnst. of Philosophy & Sociology Juan Linz Ulf Himmelstrand Nowy Swiat 72 Guido Martinotti Sociological Institute 00-330 Warszawa Kh. N. Momdjian Sturegatan 2 B POLAND Stefan Nowak S-752 23 Uppsala Pamela Roby SWEDEN VICE-PRES. & CHAIRPERSON, Alexander Szalai PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Francisco Zapata VICE-PRES. & CHAIRPERSON, Ralph Turner MEMBERSHIP & FINANCE Department of Sociology COMMITTEE: University of California EXECUTlVE SECRETARIES: Fernando Henrique Cardoso Los Angeles, Ca. 90024 Céline Saint-Pierre CEBRAP U.S.A. Kurt Jonassohn Alameda Campinas, 463-13° 01404 Sao Paulo, SP MEMBERS: BRAZIL Akinsola Akiwowo ISA SECRETARIAT: Joseph Ben-David C.P. 719, Succursale "A" VICE-PRES. & CHAIRPERSON, Jacques Dofny Montréal, Qué. H3C 2V2 RESEARCH COUNCIL: Leela Dube CANADA Magdalena Sokolowska Anne-Marie Guillemard Tel:(514) 282-4634 Polish Academy of Sciences Shogo Koyano Cable - ISAGRAM MONTREAL SUB-COMMITTEES RESEARCH COORDINATlNG Shogo Koyano Margaret Archer COMMITTEE: Alexander Szalai Andrée Michel Magdalena Sokolowska, Chairperson Francisco Zapata Else ~yen Leela Dube Tom Bottomore Akinsola Akiwowo PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Katy Brooks Joseph Ben-David Ralph Turner, Chairperson (one additional member remains to be Anne-Marie Guillemard (members to be elected) elected) Enzo Mingione Stefan Nowak Else Oyen PUBLICATlONS COMMITTEE: STA TUTES REVISION COMMITTEE: Pamela Roby Jacques Dofny, Chairperson Ulf Himmelstrand, Chairperson Guido Martinotti Albert Cherns MEMBERSHIP & FINANCE COMMITTEE: Arthu: Meier Juan Linz Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Chairperson Gennadi Osipov Alexander Szalai CONTENTS Report on the Meeting of the Publications Calendar of Future Meelings ..........•...... p.13 Committee . ....... ...... p.2 Journals p.15 Report on the Meeting of the Statutes Revision Commitlee p.2 Olher Informalion p.15 ISA Grants lo Research Committees .....•.. -
Margaret Archer
From Margaret Scotford Archer, Realist Social Theory: The Morphogenetic Approach. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 1995. Pages 59-61. Elisionism Margaret Archer PDF generated using the open source mwlib toolkit. See http://code.pediapress.com/ for more information. PDF generated at: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:00:02 UTC Contents Articles Margaret Archer 1 Elisionism 2 Holism 3 Atomism 10 Emergentism 19 Morphogenesis 24 References Article Sources and Contributors 27 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 28 Article Licenses License 29 Margaret Archer 1 Margaret Archer Margaret Scotford Archer (born 20 January 1943) spent most of her academic career at the University of Warwick, UK, where she was for many years Professor of Sociology. She is now a professor at l'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. She is best known for coining the term elisionism in her 1995 book Realist Social Theory: The Morphogenetic Approach. She studied at the University of London, graduating B.Sc. in 1964 and Ph.D. in 1967 with a thesis on The Educational Aspirations of English Working Class Parents. She was a lecturer at the University of Reading from 1966 to 1973. She is one of the most influential theorists in the critical realist tradition. At the 12th World Congress of Sociology, she was elected as the first woman President of the International Sociological Association, is a founder member of both the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences. She is a Trustee of the Centre for Critical Realism. She has supervised many PhD students, many of whom have gone on to contribute towards the substantive development of critical realism in the social sciences. -
SPECIAL SECTION on POLISH ANTHROPOLOGY 5: Review Article
SPECIAL SECTION ON POLISH ANTHROPOLOGY 5: Review Article THE MALINOWSKI CENTENARY CONFERENCE: CRACOW 1984 GRAZYNA KUBICA and JANUS Z MUCHA (eds.), Mi~dzy Dwana a,iatami - B~onislaw Malinowski [Be~~een Two Worlds: Bronislaw Malinowski], Wars~_wa and Krakow: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowa 1985. 195pp.~ English summaries. !his book contains the speeches and papers delivered at the Malin owski Centenary Conference held in Cracow in September 1984 under the auspices of the Jagiellonian University, where Malinowski once studied. It was one of four conferences held that year to mark the occasion, the others being in London in April, New Haven in October, and Florence in November. For several reasons, the Cra cow conference may have been the most significant. Effectively for the first time, Polish academia publicly embraced Malinowski as a long-lost national hero. It also marked the first real entry of Polish anthropologists into the international academic arena. Considering the political situation in Poland, it is not surpris- that they had to wait for such an event of international im portance and then use Malinowski as a national symbol in order to establish an academic dialogue with the West. Subsequent contact between Oxford and Cracow anthropologists has been particularly constructive, especia since the establishment of the 'Polish Hospitality Scheme', which has made it possible for Polish anthro pologists as well as other scholars from Poland - to visit Ox ford University on a short-term basis. In September 1985 the Jagiellonian University hosted another international conference, on the subject of 'Ritual: Sacred and Secular'; a forthcoming con ference, to be held in January 1987, is to be on 'Identity'.