Elgar encyclopedia of global social theory / edited by Gert Verschraegen (Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp) and Raf Vanderstraeten (Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Belgium).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verschraegen, Gert, editor.

Vanderstraeten, Raf, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar encyclopedias in sociology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Philosophy--History--21st century.

Social sciences.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This comprehensive Encyclopedia serves as an authoritative reference on global postwar social theory. It examines how the field has responded to critiques of occidental and colonial bias and provides a state of the art which is both original and global in its approach and coverage. Compiled by expert authors, the Encyclopedia outlines different regional strands of social theory, demonstrating how they conceptualize the international social order and contribute to understanding globalization processes. It identifies key concepts in contemporary social thought, addressing issues such as methodological nationalism, post-colonialism, globalization and world society. Entries emphasize the vital role of social theory in understanding society and set a new standard for reviewing ideas and concepts in the discipline. This Encyclopedia is breaking new ground and helping to define Global Social Theory in the 21st century. Students and scholars of sociology and social theory will greatly benefit from this invaluable Encyclopedia. It is also an essential resource for scholars in interdisciplinary global studies and postcolonial studies. Key Features: - Develops analysis and theorization of the modern social world - Provides 65 entries from leading international scholars - Presents state-of-the-art research overviews of the key topics and debates"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Global social theory in the twenty-first century / Raf Vanderstraeten and Gert Verschraegen

Part I: Reconfiguring social theory in a global context

2. America in theory / Frank J. Lechner

3. Civilizations and globalizations / Johann P. Arnason

4. Colonial modernity / Sujata Patel

5. Global modernity / Volker H. Schmidt

6. Modernity in world history / Peter Wagner

7. Nation-states and social theory / Daniel Chernilo

8. Postcolonial social theory / Itamar Y. Shachar

9. Theorizing in a global world / Monika Krause

10. Theorizing world society / Boris Holzer

Part II: Globalizing social theories

11. Actor-network theory / Casper Bruun Jensen

12. Global sociology ambitions / Ivan Kislenko

13. Governmentality and the global / Kaat Louckx

14. Institutionalism / Anna Kosmützky and Georg Krücken

15. LGBTQ social theory / Momin Rahman

16. Norbert elias: Global processes of civilization and decivilization / Robert van Krieken

17. Social network theory / Nick Crossley

18. Sociological systems theory and world society / Rudolf Stichweh

Part III: Global social theory and regional traditions

19. American sociology / Stephen Turner

20. Are the social sciences Europeanizing? / Johan Heilbron

21. Chinese society and social theory / Hon-Fai Chen

22. French social theory / Frédéric Vandenberghe

23. Global social problems and public sociology / Jerry A. Jacobs and Elinore Avni

24. Indian sociology and social theory / Kanhaiya L. Sharmavi elgar encyclopedia of global social theory

25. Latin America and social theory / Aldo Mascareño

26. Multiple modernities / Chih-Chieh Tang and Feng-Tsan Lin

27. Post-Soviet societies and social theory / Svetlana Bankovskaya and Alexander F. Filippov

Part IV: Key topics of global social theory

28. Anthropocene / Leslie Sklair

29. Borders / Yasmeen Abu-Laban and Sasha Skaidra

30. Citizenship / Christian Joppke

31. Competition / Tobias Werron

32. Cosmopolitanism and global events / Daniel Chernilo

33. Crisis / Aldo Mascareño and Nicole Gardella

34. Empire and nation-state / Karen Barkey and Cecilia Giancola

35. Global culture / David Inglis

36. Global ecology and sustainability / Luigi Pellizzoni

37. Global epidemics / Frédéric Keck

38. Global humanitarianism / Robin Vandevoordt

39. Global ideologies / Amentahru Wahlrab

40. Global imaginary / Isaac Kamola

41. Global law / Chris Thornhill

42. Global protest / Mohammed Bamyeh

43. Glocalization / Victor N. Roudometof

44. Glocal social movements / Mojtaba Mahdavi

45. Human capital theory and the global education revolution / David P. Baker

46. Inequality in world society / Anja Weiß

47. International society / Jorg Kustermans

48. Language / Mitsuhiro Tada

49. Markets / Patrik Aspers

50. Migration / Laura Cleton

51. Mobilities / Noel B. Salazar

52. Organisations in world society / Stefan Kühl

53. Populism and social theory / Paul Blokker

54. Poverty and exclusion / Jeremy Seekings

55. Quantification in global society / Martin Petzke

56. Race and ethnicity / Tania Das Gupta

57. Religion and globalization / Peter Beyer

58. Science / Tomás Koch

59. Slavery and strong asymmetrical dependencies / Rudolf Stichweh

60. Social resilience / Rafael Wittek

61. Sport / Hans Erik Næss

62. Tourism / Jørgen Ole Bærenholdt and Jonas Larsen

63. Transnationalism and diaspora / Milena Belloni

64. World heritage / Christoph Brumann

65. World religions / Monika Wohlrab-Sahr

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781803922126 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.