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Jeffrey Alexander, a statesman in social theory and cultural sociology

An interview with Frédéric Vandenberghe

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ID3203608
AuthorsP Beilharz (0000-0001-8707-5758, Sichuan University), Frédéric Vandenberghe (0000-0003-0614-8420, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Max Weber Kolleg, Erfurt, Germany, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume182
Issue1
Pages115-128
Publication date2024-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThesis Eleven (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/07255136241265309
OpenAlexW4401762923
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

Thesis 11 is pleased to republish this interview of Jeffrey Alexander by Frédéric Vandenberghe which first appeared in Sociologia & Antropologia in 2019 during the moment of Alexander's retirement from Yale University. It is preceded by two new prefaces by Peter Beilharz and Vandenberghe. The interview ranges across Alexander's entire career, from early journalism to the foundations of social theorizing to the supervision and mentoring of graduate students

Epistemology · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of culture · Anthropology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Cultural Studies · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year1
Citation span2026 - 2026 (1)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1

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