Eight theories of societalization
Toward a theoretically sustainable concept of society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2398249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Volker H Schmidt (0000-0002-4745-1576, National University of Singapore, Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 411-430 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-4310 • E-ISSN: 1461-7137 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1368431019850069 |
| OpenAlex | W2947113877 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article critically engages a recent essay Jeffrey Alexander has published on 'societalization', whose conceptualization it finds problematic; first, because in contrast to the impression conveyed by the essay, the term itself is anything but new (as shown in a summary of six theories of societalization which precede Alexander's by decades, in two cases, by more than a century), and, second, because the way Alexander employs the term is highly aporetic, while also being emblematic of much deeper problems that afflict the whole discipline. Following a reconstruction of the term's morphology and the transmutations it underwent during its gradual incorporation into the English language, the article identifies an undertheorized concept of society as the root cause behind the difficulties into which Alexander maneuvers himself. It concludes with a brief sketch of an alternative that can contribute to overcoming these difficulties
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |