Sociologizing with Randall Collins

An interview about emotions, violence, attention space and sociology

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2398177
AutoresAlex Van Der Zeeuw (0000-0002-7357-3059, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Laura Keesman (University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Laura D Keesman (0000-0002-7583-235X, University of Amsterdam), Don Weenink (0000-0002-7681-1403, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume21
Fascículo2
Páginas245-259
Data de publicação2018-05-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEuropean Journal of Social Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-4310 • E-ISSN: 1461-7137
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1368431017714909
OpenAlexW2706360118
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas13

In the interview in this article, Randall Collins discusses various aspects of his oeuvre. First, he considers why interaction rituals (IRs) in religion are special emotional transformers. This is followed by a discussion of IRs in the digital age and the symbolic and economic power that is required to orchestrate IRs in politics and revolutions. Then comes a discussion of social scientific research into violence, in the past and more recently. The interview continues with a reflection on the notion of attention space, a concept which Collins has applied in analyses of violent interactions and the intellectual struggles between philosophers. Finally, the article considers the state of the art of sociology and its future prospects, evaluating its potential for rapid discovery and its position on the abstraction-reflexivity continuum. As the interview demonstrates Collins's insightful sociological craftsmanship, it provides social scientists with a strong and optimistic lead in how to do social theory

Epistemology · Sociology · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Community Health and Development · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy

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