Elizabeth A Gill
Biographic Data
| ID | 4267488 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth A Gill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth A |
| FAMILY NAME | Gill |
| SIGNATURE | GILL E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Randolph–Macon College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Countersystem Analysis and the Construction of Alternative Futures
This essay explicates the role of countersystem analysis as an essential mode of social inquiry. In the process, particular attention is given to the place of negation and the future. One underlying theme is the asymmetry between the negative and the positive features of social activities, the negative being more readily identifiable empirically than the positive. A corollary theme, building on the observations of George Herbert Mead, is: one eng…
A Sociology of Human Rights
This paper has two main objectives. One is to consider the central place of human rights in today's global order and the other is to articulate a theoretical framework that will make sociological sense out of current human rights discourse and practice. Human rights emerged from, but need to be distinguished from, societal rights, and they are to be viewed as social claims upon social power arrangements. In advancing our perspective, special atte…
A Sociology of Human Rights
This paper has two main objectives. One is to consider the central place of human rights in today's global order and the other is to articulate a theoretical framework that will make sociological sense out of current human rights discourse and practice. Human rights emerged from, but need to be distinguished from, societal rights, and they are to be viewed as social claims upon social power arrangements. In advancing our perspective, special atte…
Countersystem Analysis and the Construction of Alternative Futures
This essay explicates the role of countersystem analysis as an essential mode of social inquiry. In the process, particular attention is given to the place of negation and the future. One underlying theme is the asymmetry between the negative and the positive features of social activities, the negative being more readily identifiable empirically than the positive. A corollary theme, building on the observations of George Herbert Mead, is: one eng…
A Sociology of Human Rights
This paper has two main objectives. One is to consider the central place of human rights in today's global order and the other is to articulate a theoretical framework that will make sociological sense out of current human rights discourse and practice. Human rights emerged from, but need to be distinguished from, societal rights, and they are to be viewed as social claims upon social power arrangements. In advancing our perspective, special atte…
Countersystem Analysis and the Construction of Alternative Futures
This essay explicates the role of countersystem analysis as an essential mode of social inquiry. In the process, particular attention is given to the place of negation and the future. One underlying theme is the asymmetry between the negative and the positive features of social activities, the negative being more readily identifiable empirically than the positive. A corollary theme, building on the observations of George Herbert Mead, is: one eng…
Epistemology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Complex Systems and Decision Making (1 works) · Critical Realism in Sociology (1 works) · Economic Theory and Institutions (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works) · Futures contract (1 works) · Human rights (1 works)