Handing over the Torch

Intergenerational Processes in Figurational Sociology

Bibliographic Data

ID3597640
AuthorsNicole Gabriel (0000-0002-0361-9613, University of Plymouth), Norman Gabriel, Stephen Mennell (0000-0003-0207-5172, University College Dublin)
Year2011
Volume59
Issue1_suppl
Pages5-23
Publication date2011-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-954x.2011.01976.x
OpenAlexW2145246926
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited29

This collection of essays is designed to show how the various concepts of Norbert Elias's writings fit together in an overall vision for sociology, and how this has come to inspire the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research tradition of 'figurational' sociology. In this introduction, we focus on a somewhat neglected aspect of Elias's work, the concept of generation. We explore his role as a teacher, passing the torch to a first generation of scholars, mainly in Europe, examining his generosity to younger colleagues as well as some of his well-known foibles. We then trace his influence in the emergence of a second generation that is more far-flung, both internationally and across disciplines

Epistemology · Generosity · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Torch · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Sociology and Norbert Elias

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