scholarly journals Cambio e Historia: necesidades y posibilidades del análisis historiográfico a través de las "experiencias de transformación"

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
Pablo Ortega del Cerro

Resumen: El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo hacer una revisión de algunos problemas metodológicos del análisis historiográfico del cambio social. Se pre­tende superar la idea esencial de que las transfor­maciones sociales adoptan formas de transiciones entre modelos de sociedad, se quiere subrayar la complejidad de las mutaciones y se intenta recla­mar un examen de los cambios a través de una disección micro. Se propone lo que hemos deno­minado «experiencias de transformación» como un instrumento para indagar en los procesos de cambio y como un medio para abordar la com­plejidad de los factores que están en juego. Esto significa estudiar los cambios sociales desde los episodios micro de la vida social, es decir, analizar todos los momentos vividos en relación con ciertas mutaciones sociales en contextos determinados y las formas en que los individuos reaccionan, perci­ben, gestionan, negocian, promueven o, incluso, se resisten a los cambios. Aunque el trabajo no abor­da una cronología específica, gran parte de las re­flexiones proceden de los problemas que emergen en el estudio de los siglos XVIII y XIX.Palabras clave: cambio social, teoría, metodología, experien­cias de transformación, siglo XVIII, siglo XIX.Abstract: The main objective of this present paper is to review some methodological problems of the historical analysis of social change; the aim is to overcome the idea that postulates that social transformations adopt forms of transitions be­tween models of society. This works seeks to em­phasize the complexity of mutations and try to claim an examination through a micro dissection of changes. With this aims, it is proposed what has been called «experiences of transformation» as a way to investigate the processes of change and as a means to address the complexity of the fac­tors that were playing. This means studying social changes through the micro episodes of social life; that is, analyzing all the moments that individu­als lived in relation to certain social mutations in specific contexts and the ways in which they re­acted, perceived, managed, negotiated, promoted or even resisted changes. Although the work does not address a specific chronology, much of the re­flections come from the problems that emerge in the study of the eighteenth and nineteenth cen­turies.Key words: social change, theory, methodology, expe­riences of transformation, 18th century, 19th century.

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 405-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradip Ninan Thomas

This article explores the contributions made by Raymond Williams and E.P. Thompson to communication for social change theory. It argues that Williams’ critique of technological determinism, his notion of the ‘structure of feeling’, analysis of culture and cultural materialism as a mode of analysis contributes to the theorising of communication for social change. This article also examines Thompson’s contributions to historiography, his engagement with the contextualised histories of ordinary people and their contributions to the making of the public sphere in 18th-century England. This article argues that the contributions made by these two theorists enable a critique of structures and a re-centring of agency, both of which are critical to a renewal of communication for social change theory.


2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Iis Muhayaroh

Article focused on the changes of father’s role within modern society due to social changes that was called ikumen. Ikumen is a social change that happens in the father’s role and identity in Japan in which now is appears a type of father who enjoys caring for children while working. Ikumen itself was made by media, and then it was supported by the government. The purpose of this research was to analyse the changes of father’s role and identity in Japan using Social Change theory by Anthony Giddens. This research applied qualitative method and by interviewing six ikumen who were members of NPO (Non Profit Organization) Fathering Japan. The research finds out that right now there have been many fathers who have desire to put family first. It is proven by the amount of fathers who have taken paternal leave in Japan.


2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Shah ◽  
Sara McAlister ◽  
Kavitha Mediratta ◽  
Roderick Watts ◽  
Obari Cartman ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-438
Author(s):  
Karina Maldonado-Mariscal

Social innovations and changes in educational systems are the cornerstones for success of emerging countries. Current developments in Brazil and heterogeneity of society make the country a perfect candidate to investigate these topics. Drawing on historical analysis and content analysis, the author builds a model that recognizes patterns of social change. This model enables to analyze social change through the interaction of radical changes, innovations, social movements, and reforms. This model is applied to two periods in Brazil, where social movements, like the revolution in the 1930s and the military coup in the 1960s, triggered a series of social changes. The findings of this study suggest that social change is a cyclical process where social innovations and educational change are involved. These findings have significant implications for our understanding of current changes in the Brazilian society and provide a key instrument for analyzing social change in other societies.


2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
Constance A. Nathanson

This paper proposes a theory-based approach to the understanding of social change and illustrates that theory with examples from the history and politics of public health. Based in large part on the work of anthropologist Marshall Sahlins (see in particular his Islands of History published in (1985) William Sewell Jr. has proposed an ‘eventful sociology.’ In this work ‘event’ is a term of art meaning occurrences in human affairs that result in social change. Sewell's approach and that of Charles Tilly are in many respects complementary, a major difference being Sewell's far greater emphasis on meaning and interpretation by engaged actors as essential to understanding of how historical processes unfold. In this paper I further elaborate Sahlins’ and Sewell's ideas, first by showing their connection with concepts that may be more familiar to sociologists and, second, by examining the contingent character of social change. Drawing on my own research on the history of public health, I argue that the transformation of ‘happenings’ into events and of events into meaningful social change are highly contingent on the social and political context within which these events occur. More generally, I hope to show that ‘eventful’ sociology is an exciting and productive approach to sociological analysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (s1) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradip Ninan Thomas

AbstractThis article argues for communication for social change theory to be based on a theory of knowledge, a specific understanding of process that feeds into practice, a knowledge of structures, a specific understanding of context and flows of power. It highlights the example of the Right to Information Movement in India as an embodiment of meaningful practice that was in itself a response to the felt needs of people. It argues that the RTI movement provided opportunities to understand Voice as a practice and value through indigenous means, specifically through the mechanism of the Jan Sunwai (Public Hearings). It argues that when local people are involved in articulating ‘needs’, there will be scope for the sustainability of the practice of communication and social change and opportunities to theorise from such practice.


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