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  • Cambio: Open Lab in Covid-19

    The Italian journal Cambio, which aims to promote theoretical and analytical debates at the international level, based on contributions focused on change processes that affect individuals and societies, created an Open Lab section to accelerate the publication of studies related ... Read More

    Last edited on:22,May 2020 03:07:51 by Ana Flávia Braun Vieira

  • XVIII International Symposium on Civilizing Processes 2020: Changes due to COVID-19 crisis.

      Greetings, Many university activities and events planned for this year 2020 have been affected by the global health crisis of COVID-19. The case of international events is even more sensitive, since borders have been closed in some countries and we do not know for su ... Read More

    Last edited on:06,May 2020 01:24:58 by David Sierra

  • In Memoriam Johan Goudsblom (1932-2020)

    by Nico Wilterdink On March 17 of this year, Johan (Joop for friends) Goudsblom died at the age of 87 in his hometown Amsterdam. From 1968 until his retirement in 1997 he was a professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam. During that time, he has shaped generat ... Read More

    Last edited on:11,Apr 2020 02:12:09 by Norbert Elias Foundation

  • Joop Goudsblom: A Short Reading List

      In his obituary for the late Johan Goudsblom (1932–2020), Stephen Mennell mentioned some examples that showcased Joop’s particular synthesis of bio-ecological evolution and sociological developments. The following post expands some of Stephen’s remarks through a b ... Read More

    Last edited on:07,Apr 2020 06:04:34 by Alexander Mack

  • Nathalie Heinich: Eliasian reflections on “self-isolation” in the pandemic

    In the original French, this article appeared in Le Monde, 4 April 2020, under the title « Il y a ce à quoi nous sommes reliés, nous tous, confinés mais interdépendants, responsables, solidaires et fiers de l’être » https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/04/04/il- ... Read More

    Last edited on:05,Apr 2020 10:38:49 by Stephen Mennell

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Richard Kilminster on the Sociological Revolution and the spiral development of Sociology
That summer morning, Richard and I were discussing the subject of theory development in sociology. As many says, the "golden age" of sociology was before the First World War. Richard is more optimistic in stating that it is still to come. However, in recent years, theoretical debates have not reached the same level of liveliness they had in the beginnings of Sociology. It has expanded to include new topics, but recent sociological approaches lack a comparable ability to synthesize. I contradicted and defended contemporary sociology, which led to a lively debate.
We discuss Richard's thesis of a crescent development of possible sociology debates, the influences of other disciplines and the potential future of sociology in the multitude of scientific disciplines.