‘It Is Often a Shot in the Dark’

LOGOS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Elza Ungure ◽  
Lı¯ga Gu¯tmane
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Book Publishing ◽  
Social World ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Book ◽  
Political Economic

In this article the authors analyse narratives of the ‘agents’ associated with book publishing in Latvia, instrumentalizing the Bourdieusian theoretical framework of habitus–capital–field in order to understand the particulars of power relationships in the national book publishing field. Based on the results of the narrative analysis, authors conclude that power relationships in book publishing in Latvia have historically shifted during periods when major social transformations have taken place in other fields of the social world (e.g. political, economic) and echoed in the publishing field in the form of altered conditions. Depending on each agent’s position in the field, these changes have meant that values and meanings linked with the practice of publishing have either had to be adjusted or been significantly disruptive.

Pragmatism

Armed Guests ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 18-48
Author(s):  
Sebastian Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
International Relations Theory ◽  
Social World ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Social Analysis ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
General Account ◽  
The Social ◽  
Historic Change

Explaining changes in practices of sovereignty and the origins of new practices depends on a foregrounding of processes and relations in understanding the social world. This chapter develops a processual-relational approach to social analysis and contrasts it to the substantialism that dominates much international relations theory and that inherently limits analyses of novelty and change. The aim is to replace the conceptualization of actors, norms, and institutions as substantive things with an understanding of these entities as emerging through ongoing transactions and relations—an approach that also emphasizes the unavoidable intersubjectivity, and therefore normativity, of all action. This provides a foundation for the subsequent development of the key pragmatist concepts of habit, disruption, and deliberative innovation. Together, these concepts provide a general account of change in normative orientations and the emergence of novelty and help explain the historic change in the practices of sovereignty. I accompany this theoretical framework with a brief overview of the empirics.

scholarly journals Trzy koncepcje dyskursu: Foucault, Laclau, Habermas

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-54
Author(s):  
Lotar Rasiński
Keyword(s):  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Social World ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Jürgen Habermas ◽  
Everyday Language ◽  
Ernesto Laclau ◽  
Jurgen Habermas ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this article is to examine three currently dominant concepts of discourse, developed by Michel Foucault, Ernesto Laclau and Jürgen Habermas. I argue that these concepts of discourse constitute neither a coherent methodological agenda nor a coherent theoretical vision. That means that the reference to discourse will always imply engaging with a particular theoretical framework. I briefly discuss the theoretical traditions from which these concepts emerged and point to the essential elements which the respective concepts of discourse derived from these traditions. Concluding, I examine differences between and similarities in the discussed concepts, whereby I address, in particular, the relationship between discourse and everyday language, the notion of subjectivity and the concept of the social world.

scholarly journals Four transversal principles for putting Bourdieu to work

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loïc Wacquant
Keyword(s):  
Social Space ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Social World ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
En Bloc ◽  
Symbolic Space ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

This article spotlights four transversal principles that animate Pierre Bourdieu’s research practice and can fruitfully guide inquiry on any empirical front: the Bachelardian imperative of epistemological rupture and vigilance; the Weberian command to effect the triple historicization of the agent (habitus), the world (social space, of which field is but a subtype), and the categories of the analyst (epistemic reflexivity); the Leibnizian–Durkheimian invitation to deploy the topological mode of reasoning to track the mutual correspondences between symbolic space, social space, and physical space; and the Cassirer moment urging us to recognize the constitutive efficacy of symbolic structures. I also flag three traps that Bourdieusian explorers of the social world should exercise special care to avoid: the fetishization of concepts, the seductions of “speaking Bourdieuse” while failing to carry out the research operations Bourdieu’s notions stipulate, and the forced imposition of his theoretical framework en bloc when it is more productively used in kit through transposition. These principles guiding the construction of the object are not theoretical slogans but practical blueprints for anthropological inquiry. This implies that mimesis and not exegesis should guide those social scientists who wish to build on, revise, or challenge the scientific machinery and legacy of Pierre Bourdieu.

scholarly journals Pemerintah, Pasar, dan Komunitas: Faktor Utama dalam Pengembangan Agribisnis di Pedesaan

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
NFN Syahyuti
Keyword(s):  
Social System ◽  
Social World ◽  
Market Mechanism ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Development Capacity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Research Show

<strong>English</strong><br />The social world consists of three main pillars which influence each other and determine social system existing in the community including agribusiness system. Those pillars are government, market, and community representing political, economic, and social forces in each community group. Rural agribusiness performance is affected by those three forces either as the supporting or constraining factors. This paper deals with conceptual review using sociological approach in rural agribusiness development. Understanding these aspects is crucial as the basis to study various explaining factors that describe development capacity of an agribusiness system. Results of some research show that government’s role in developing agribusiness is very dominant. This is not a good indicator because agribusiness will get more developed if it is managed using market mechanism.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Dunia sosial berdiri di atas tiga pilar utama, yang satu sama lain saling mempengaruhi dan ikut mewarnai setiap bentuk sistem sosial yang hidup dalam masyarakat, termasuk sistem agribisnis. Ketiga pilar tersebut adalah pemerintah, pasar, dan komunitas. Secara sederhana ketiganya mewakili kekuatan politik, ekonomi, dan sosial yang selalu eksis dalam setiap kelompok masyarakat. Kinerja agribisnis di pedesaan dipengaruhi oleh ketiga kekuatan tersebut, yang dapat menjadi faktor pendorong maupun penghambat bagi pengembangan agribisnis. Tulisan ini merupakan review konseptual yang menggunakan pendekatan sosiologi dalam pengembangan agribisnis di pedesaan. Pemahaman terhadap aspek ini sangat penting sebagai dasar untuk mempelajari berbagai faktor penjelas untuk menerangkan kapasitias pengembangan suatu sistem agribisnis. Dari beberapa hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa, selama ini peran pemerintah dirasakan terlalu dominan dalam upaya pengembangan agribisnis. Hal ini memberi iklim yang kurang baik,  karena pada prinsipnya agribisnis akan lebih maju bila dikembangkan dalam bentuk sebagai sebuah kelembagaan pasar.

scholarly journals Batak dan Bukan Batak: Paradigma Sosiohistoris tentang Konstruksi Identitas Etnik di Kota Medan, 1906-1939

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Hidayat Hidayat ◽  
Erond L. Damanik
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Social World ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Strategic Stability ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The City

This research discusses the sociohistorical paradigm of Batak label construction on Mandailing and Angkola ethnicities in the city of Medan, 1906-1939. Throughout the year, the two ethnic migrants from southern Tapanuli clashed in Medan because of the Batak labeling. The Mandailing ethnic group rejected the Batak label, while the Angkola ethnic group affirmed on that label. The disputes have an impact on the division of political, economic, religious and cultural identities. The rejection from Mandailing ethnic on Batak labeling continues to occur until 2017. This research aims to describe the construction of the Batak label by answering general questions on how do the two ethnic groups fight because of the Batak label? Specifically, this article also answers the origin of Batak labeling? Why is the label debated? To explain this case, the theory of social construction is used with the sociohistorical paradigm and the case study research method. The results of the study that the Batak label is considered as a foreign ethnographic construction with a pejorative tone and disputes occur because of the strategic stability of identity as a social radar to understand the social world.

scholarly journals The social origin and moral nature of human thinking

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy I. M. Carpendale ◽  
Stuart I. Hammond ◽  
Charlie Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social World ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Social Origin ◽  
Moral Framework ◽  
Human Thought ◽  
The Social ◽  
Moral Nature ◽  
Human Thinking

AbstractKnobe's laudable conclusion that we make sense of our social world based on moral considerations requires a development account of human thought and a theoretical framework. We outline a view that such a moral framework must be rooted in social interaction.

Conceptual Foundations of Civilizational Transformations in Contemporary Social Philosophy

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-413
Author(s):  
Stanislav A. Malchenkov
Keyword(s):  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Social Philosophy ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Code ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

Introduction. The relevance of the analysis of civilizational transformations in Russia is explained, first of all, by the vast vicissitudes of its political, economic and socio-cultural development in recent decades. The importance of the topic is growing, since the content of the philosophical problem in the period of building a multipolar world is supplemented by geopolitical components. Methods. The work used historical and dialectical methods, as well as systems analysis. Results. In modern scientific research, the ideas of linear and cyclical development are no longer opposed to each other as rigidly as was customary in the 19th – 20th centuries. The development of the concept of “axial time” by K. Jaspers leads to the idea that local civilizations, throughout their development, undergo significant transformations, while maintaining their own uniqueness. The concept of “civilizational transformations” is closely related to the category of “social transformations” that has developed in the scientific literature, however, it focuses primarily on cultural changes that cover the spiritual sphere of society. Discussion and Conclusion. At present, there is a need to include the concept of “civilizational transformations” in the scientific circulation, which in its most general form describes all possible changes in civilization on the way of its development. Civilizational transformations not only change the social code in the spiritual sphere, but also significantly affect the transformation of social, political and economic institutions.

scholarly journals CONTEMPORARY AFRICA THROUGH THE THEORY OF LOUIS DUMONT

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-734
Author(s):  
Naomi Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Social World ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Clear Picture ◽  
Hierarchical Relationship ◽  
Neoliberal Reforms ◽  
The Social ◽  
African Context ◽  
Zambian Copperbelt

Abstract This article responds to a trend in recent anthropological scholarship in Africa that has overemphasized a lack of social organization following the advancement of neoliberal reforms across the continent. Using a theoretical framework informed by the theory of Louis Dumont, I show that social organization remains an important analytical topic in times of crisis, and that this is best apprehended through an analysis of values. The ethnographic focus of this article is Pentecostal Christianity as it is practiced on the Zambian Copperbelt. In this particular African context, Pentecostalism is animated by an overarching value that I call "moving," which is in turn made up to two sub-values: charisma and prosperity. By exploring how Pentecostal believers navigate the hierarchical relationship between these two sub-values, we are given a clear picture of the social world that Pentecostal adherence makes possible.

scholarly journals Pandemic as “pregnancy test” and herald of social transformations?

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
Vadim Markovich Rozin
Keyword(s):  
Scenario Analysis ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Social World ◽  
The Political ◽  
Modern State ◽  
The West ◽  
Pregnancy Test ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Civic Consciousness ◽  
The Social

This article discusses the consequences of coronavirus pandemic for the social world. Therefore, the author analyzes the current situation in the West and in Russia, and compares different estimates and forecasts of the political scientists. He views the state as a social technique, institution and policymakers, demonstrating that government as a social institution could be captured by the communities (industrial-financial elites, autocratic community, separate overmen) and utilized for purposes other than intended. The article analyzes the scenario of potential unfolding of events after the pandemic. The work employs the following methodology: articulation of the problem; comparative, historical, and situational analyses; creation of concepts and scenario; analysis of opinions. The author was able to rationalize the existing positions expressed by a number of sociologists and political scientists pertaining to coronavirus pandemic, as well as comprehend certain peculiarities of modern sociality. It is demonstrated that in order to understand consequences of the pandemic, it is necessary to analyzed not only the globalization processes, but also crises of the modern state, society and civic consciousness.

scholarly journals Otras miradas, otras locuras. Un análisis del discurso fílmico de la “mujer loca”=Other gazes, other madness. A filmic discourse analysis of the mad woman

2021 ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Francisco Sánchez Valle
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Biomedical Model ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Medical Language ◽  
The Social ◽  
Las Mujeres

<p align="left"><strong>Resumen</strong></p><p>El artículo aborda la articulación de dos categorías fuertemente marcadas por relaciones desiguales de poder: <em>locura</em> y <em>mujer</em> dentro del discurso fílmico. Históricamente, el cine ha tratado este carácter interseccional a través de los estereotipos de género asociados a la locura. Mediante la asunción del reduccionismo propiciado por el modelo biomédico psiquiátrico, por el que todo sufrimiento psíquico es susceptible de ser interpretado en términos exclusivamente biomédicos, tales representaciones han funcionado como documentos de patologización. Frente a esta tendencia, el presente estudio ofrece un análisis narrativo de dos propuestas audiovisuales que, mediante la incorporación de la dimensión social del sufrimiento de las mujeres, alumbra posibles transformaciones sociales generalmente eclipsadas por el lenguaje médico y sus prácticas terapéuticas.</p><p align="left"><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The article addresses the articulation of two categories strongly marked by unequal power relations: <em>madness</em> and <em>women</em> within filmic discourse. Historically, cinema has dealt with this intersectional character through gender stereotypes associated with madness. Through the assumption of reductionism fostered by the psychiatric biomedical model, by which every psychic suffering is capable of being interpreted in exclusively biomedical terms, such representations have functioned as pathologizing documents. Against this trend, the present study offers a narrative analysis of two audiovisual proposals which, by incorporating the social dimension of women’s psychic suffering, illuminate possible social transformations generally overshadowed by medical language and its therapeutic practices.</p>

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