Celso M Villegas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3685266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Celso M Villegas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Celso M |
| FAMILY NAME | Villegas |
| SIGNATURE | VILLEGAS C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kenyon College |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-4729-9435 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reading Jeffrey C. Alexander, Part II
In ‘Part II’ of this two-part article, we provide a general schematic with which to introduce the Alexanderian vision of sociology. This vision comprises the following five commitments: (a) a commitment to structural voluntarism and the moral dimension of human action; (b) a commitment to multidimensionality; (c) a commitment to the centrality of meaning in social life, and thus to culture's autonomy; (d) a commitment to a postpositivist concepti…
Reading Jeffrey C. Alexander, Part I
For nearly half a century Jeffrey C. Alexander has devoted himself to the sociological vocation − first as a general (‘grand’) theorist, and then as the iconic leader of a set of global research programmes − a life lived for sociology. In ‘Part 1’ of this two-part article, we make the case for Alexander's canonization as a classical theorist. We do so by reconstructing and periodizing his life and intellectual development, narrating his transform…
Poder Civil Al Poder Social
Este artículo profundiza en la teoría de la esfera civil al explicar cómo el “poder social” socava su funcionamiento. Tomando como caso de estudio la campaña electoral y la primera mitad de la presidencia de Rodrigo Duterte en Filipinas (2015-2019), se aborda cómo el performance populista tensiona y subvierte la capacidad interpretativa de las instituciones de la esfera civil, en especial el periodismo y el reportaje de investigación. Si bien ope…
Identity Investments
The Civil Sphere and Social Class
How can civil sphere theory contribute to class analysis? In contrast to critics who suggest Jeffrey Alexander’s The Civil Sphere does not take class seriously, this paper argues that class is a central component to both the rhetorical argument and empirical justification of the text. Through a new reading of the book’s discussions and references to class, this paper provides the rudiments for a new civil sphere theory of social class. The paper …
Performing rituals of affliction
The middle class as a culture structure
Time, Capitalism and Alienation
Nonviolent Revolutions
Nonviolent Revolutions
Time, Capitalism and Alienation
The middle class as a culture structure
Performing rituals of affliction
The Civil Sphere and Social Class
How can civil sphere theory contribute to class analysis? In contrast to critics who suggest Jeffrey Alexander’s The Civil Sphere does not take class seriously, this paper argues that class is a central component to both the rhetorical argument and empirical justification of the text. Through a new reading of the book’s discussions and references to class, this paper provides the rudiments for a new civil sphere theory of social class. The paper …
Poder Civil Al Poder Social
Este artículo profundiza en la teoría de la esfera civil al explicar cómo el “poder social” socava su funcionamiento. Tomando como caso de estudio la campaña electoral y la primera mitad de la presidencia de Rodrigo Duterte en Filipinas (2015-2019), se aborda cómo el performance populista tensiona y subvierte la capacidad interpretativa de las instituciones de la esfera civil, en especial el periodismo y el reportaje de investigación. Si bien ope…
Identity Investments
Reading Jeffrey C. Alexander, Part II
In ‘Part II’ of this two-part article, we provide a general schematic with which to introduce the Alexanderian vision of sociology. This vision comprises the following five commitments: (a) a commitment to structural voluntarism and the moral dimension of human action; (b) a commitment to multidimensionality; (c) a commitment to the centrality of meaning in social life, and thus to culture's autonomy; (d) a commitment to a postpositivist concepti…
Reading Jeffrey C. Alexander, Part I
For nearly half a century Jeffrey C. Alexander has devoted himself to the sociological vocation − first as a general (‘grand’) theorist, and then as the iconic leader of a set of global research programmes − a life lived for sociology. In ‘Part 1’ of this two-part article, we make the case for Alexander's canonization as a classical theorist. We do so by reconstructing and periodizing his life and intellectual development, narrating his transform…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Middle class (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (3 works) · Civil society (2 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (2 works) · Critical Realism in Sociology (2 works)