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Elias on Criminal Punishment

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Andrew Hammel Since no objections were raised and I received three expressions of interest, I’ve scanned and attached the splendid Merkur article by Michael Schröter, in a searchable German-language .pdf. All in the spirit...

Last edited on: 2007-04-03

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CFP – Norbert Elias and the Civilizing of Laughter

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Elias Foundation Special Session Panel, Modern Language Association, Chicago, December 2007 To what extent does the discipline to which the body and bodily functions are subjected in the civilizing process also effect the phenomenon...

Last edited on: 2007-03-08

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Elias: Law Versus ‘Structured Change’

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Bradly Nitins Hi All, The issue, recently raised in relation to the debate on sociogenesis, of the notion of ‘law’ in Elias’ thought is an interesting one, and i think it can be usefully...

Last edited on: 2007-01-19

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Sociogenesis

Posted on January 14, 2007 by Stephen Mennell A colleague asked me for a definition of “sociogenesis”. I don’t do definitions. Can anyone offer anything pithy? Stephen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Professor Stephen Mennell St Catharine’s College Cambridge, CB2 1RL United Kingdom [Visiting...

Last edited on: 2007-01-14

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The good of civilization

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Chris Powell Hello all, I’d first like to thank the organizers of “Elias in the 21st Century” for a very successful and enormously stimulating conference! I have a question that I’d like to put...

Last edited on: 2006-07-27

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Figurational account of early modern diplomacy

Posted on January 4, 2006 by Colin Keaveney Dear list members, Can someone point me to studies of early modern diplomacy that take a figurational approach or that might facilitate such an approach (i.e. account of state formation combined with...

Last edited on: 2006-01-04

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Website for homicide research

Posted on July 18, 2005 by Pieter Spierenburg Dear list members, Anyone interested in (the history of) homicide may want to add this website to his bookmarks. Pieter Spierenburg

Last edited on: 2005-07-18

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Elias und Simmel

Posted on July 11, 2005 by John Lever Dear List, is there any work out there comparing the work of Elias and Simmel? I seem to remember something, somewhere, maybe from an edition of Figurations, or was it Elias and...

Last edited on: 2005-07-11

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Elias and Foucault’s ‘technologies of the self’

Posted on October 25, 2004 by Bradly Nitins I have, perhaps, tapped the accumulated wisdom of this list far too much of late, nevertheless i venture to test your generosity once again. I have lately been thinking about the relationship...

Last edited on: 2004-10-25

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A pre-packaged discussion for further discussion (version 2)

Posted on July 20, 2004 by Stephen Mennell In the middle of July, Ruud Stokvis sent me a review of The Sociology of Norbert Elias, edited Steven Loyal and Stephen Quilley (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), which will appear in...

Last edited on: 2004-07-20

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