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Book SynopsisThe third volume on theoretical driven methodology in the social sciences, again edited by Håkon Leiulfsrud and Peter Sohlberg, explains how to identify sociological research objects, and the art of living theory. Theoretical concepts such as social structure, the Global South, social bonds, organisations and management are explore and developed by a broad range of authors. The methodological chapters, including critical notes on sociology and uses of statistics, the value of thought experiments in sociology, researching subjects in time and space, and an academic 'star war' between Pierre Bourdieu and Dorothy E. Smith are indispensible for researchers and students interested in theoretical construction work in the social sciences. Contributors are: Göran Ahrne, Michela Betta, Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen, Michael Burawoy, Raju Das, David Fasenfest, Raimund Hasse, Johs Hjellbrekke, Håkon Leiulfsrud, Emil A. Røyrvik, John Scott, Peter Sohlberg, Karin Widerberg and Richard Swedberg.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction Håkon Leiulfsrud and Peter Sohlberg 2 How Do You Establish the Research Object in Sociology? Richard Swedberg 3 Historical Epistemology, Sociology, and Statistics Johs Hjellbrekke 4 Constructing Social Structure John Scott 5 Constructing the Conceptual Tools for the Global South David Fasenfest and Raju J. Das 6 The Significance of Social Bonds Göran Ahrne 7 Organisations as a Sociological Research Object How Schools Reproduce Inequality Raimund Hasse 8 Broken Promises and Lost Qualities Constructing Management as a Research Object in Sociology and Anthropology Emil André Røyrvik 9 On Thought Experiments in Sociology and the Power of Thinking Michela Betta and Richard Swedberg 10 Constructing and Researching the Object in Time and Space Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen 11 Academic Star Wars Pierre Bourdieu and Dorothy E. Smith on Academic Work Karin Widerberg 12 Living Theory Reflections on Four Decades of Teaching Social Theory Michael Burawoy 13 Postscript Peter Sohlberg and Håkon Leiulfsrud Index
