Selective naturalization: W. G. Runciman's social theory [Review of: W. G. Runciman: A Treatise on Social Theory, Volume I:The Methodology of Social Theory; A Treatise on Social Theory, Volume II: Substantive Social Theory; and Confessions of a Reluctant Social Theorist: Selected Essays of W.G. Runciman] by Bull, M

21H.433 The Age of Reason: Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries, Spring 2005 by Ravel, Jeffrey S.

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A sociological theory of law / by 221405 Luhmann, Niklas, Albrow, Martin., translator, King-Utz, Elizabeth, Albrow, Martin., editor

“…"Niklas Luhmann is recognised as a major social theorist, and his treatise on the sociology of law is a classic text. …”

Habermas and the Media / by Wessler, Hartmut, 1965-, author 655020, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Jürgen Habermas is arguably the most influential social theorist and philosopher of the twentieth century, and his imprint on media and communication studies extends well into the twenty-first. …”
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Tuning into Harmut Rosa’s systematic romanticism by Frédéric Vandenberghe

“…Abstract The article reconstructs the intellectual itinerary of the German social theorist Hartmut Rosa. It follows the development of his oeuvre, from his doctoral thesis on Charles Taylor and his book on social acceleration to his more recent work on resonance and responsivity. …”
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A Caliphate of Ideas? Islamic Politics in Dialogue with Contemporary Marxism by Daniel Tutt

“…This article deconstructs the conceptual framework of the social theorist Salman Sayyid by critically examining his work on the political and hegemony in relation to the thought of the post-Marxist philosopher Ernesto Laclau. …”
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Speaking Truth to Power: Interrogating the Invention of the Social Worker and the Client by Tracee Worley

“…This socialization also corresponds with a silence about the limits and philosophical extremities of the profession – what social workers do not, perhaps cannot, say. Drawing from social theorist Michel Foucault’s analysis of subjectivity, power, knowledge, and discourse, this article aims to articulate the limits of the social work profession. …”
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Africa’s ‘Two Publics’: Colonialism and Governmentality by Adebanwi, A

“…Ekeh, in his theory of ‘two publics’, and the late French philosopher, historian and social theorist, Michel Foucault, in his theory of governmentality. …”

Gender inequality in social institutions and its impact on fertility rates by Tan, Cassandra Gek Hui

“…Multiple studies have attributed the costs of raising children, women delaying marriage and childbearing, as the reasons behind the persistently low fertility rates. However, social theorist, Peter McDonald provides an alternative view on the issue, arguing that low fertility rates are created from gender inequality in social institutions. …”
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Learning in cultures of social interaction by Daniels, H

“…This approach is based on the work of the British sociologist, Basil Bernstein, and the Russian social theorist, Lev Vygotsky.…”

It’s Game Time: Speed, Acceleration, and The Digital Sports Game by Andrew Baerg

“…As different as these sports might be in their construction of time, these sports games share similarities with respect to their treatment of time for the digital athlete and for the player’s time.Drawing on social theorist, John Tomlinson, and his notion of “the culture of speed” and its preoccupation with immediacy, the essay takes up ways in which these games position players with respect to accelerated time and considers the potential consequences of this acceleration for how time is perceived and experienced in the consumption of other forms of mediated sport.…”
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Dramaturgical Tactics in a Chinese Tea Room: Tailoring Self-Presentation for Business Success by Wang Yanyu, Tian Robert Guang, Walle Alf H.

“…The dramaturgical method of social analysis developed by social theorist Erving Goffman draws an analogy between dramatic performance and social actors strategically “playing a part” when interacting with others. …”
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January 6^th and De-Democratization in the United States by Ernesto Castañeda, Daniel Jenks

“…De-democratization is a process that preceded Trump’s election and that can still be seen in the United States and around the world. Social theorist Charles Tilly wrote about how becoming a democracy is not a unidirectional, one-time event or goal, but a non-linear process. …”
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Solidarity, Religion, and the Environment: Challenges and Promises in the 21st Century by Mark S. Cladis

“…In this article, I do the following: (1) I argue that religion and solidarity should not be treated as anomalies in modernity, and that both religion and solidarity continue to play a significant role in local and global events; social solidarity in particular remains an essential condition for addressing many challenges that confront the globe today, including social justice and environmental degradation. (2) Drawing mainly on the work of the social theorist, Emile Durkheim, I show the role solidarity plays in establishing freedom of conscience and individual rights (moral individualism), moral pluralism, moral education, economic justice, and political community; this broad discussion will constitute the greater part of this article. …”
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Dancing in God in an Accelerating Secular World: Resonating with Kierkegaard’s Critical Philosophical Theology by Curtis L. Thompson

“…The first of these facilitating narratives comes from highlighting the work on the concept of resonance by the social theorist Hartmut Rosa. Rosa’s rich analysis of our contemporary situation provides a persuasive case for the accelerating pace of our secular world, the complex dynamics of alienation that are at play within it, and the need for social transformation that creates space for increasing resonance within personal and social relationships and structures. …”
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Growing Food and Building Power: Urban Agriculture in New York City by Wende Marshall

“…First paragraphs: The early 20th-century Italian social theorist and revolutionary, Antonio Gramsci, argued that in struggling for socialism, the working class pursued two strategies. …”
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Professor Alex Callinicos by Ali Saqer

“…Professor Alex Callinicos is a renowned social theorist and scholar of international political economy. …”
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Margaret Somers in Conversation with Daniel Hirschman by Margaret R. Somers, Daniel Hirschman

“…Somers is a leading comparative historical sociologist and social theorist specializing in law and political economy, citizenship and rights, and the work of Karl Polanyi. …”
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Point of View of Jean Baudrillard on the Philosophy of Cinema Survival by Mahdi Attarzadeh, Maryam Jamali, Mohammad Zaimaran

“…Jean Baudrillard the postmodern social theorist adopted a philosophical approach for explanation of the contemporary world. …”
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The City as a Laboratory of Shadows: Exposing Secret Histories While Thinking of the Future

“…Imagine a radical School of Art & Design with a sociologist on the staff, in which Richard Hoggart’s The Uses and Misuses of Literacy was on the agenda, and the writings of the Marxist social theorist Raymond Williams were essential reading – Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, in particular. …”
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