Temporality in the social sciences

New directions for a political sociology of time

Bibliographic Data

ID5614596
AuthorsBirgan Gokmenoglu (0000-0001-5839-3351, Department of Sociology London School of Economics and Political Science London UK)
Year2022
Volume73
Issue3
Pages643-653
Publication date2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-4446.12938
PMID35325469
OpenAlexW4221006289
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited22

Time and temporality are common themes in the social sciences and sociology. The sociological literature on time remains solipsistically empirical, while theoretical elaborations are focused on modernity, capitalism, and technology, through notions of speed and acceleration. Although existing studies on time are imbued with political issues and processes, as the subfield that studies relations of power and politics, political sociology has yet to consolidate a temporal lexicon for studying structures of power and political phenomena. This review situates three recent books on time and politics within a broader sociological literature on time and calls for a political sociology of time. I argue that developing a conceptual apparatus that takes time as an element of power is fundamental to building dialogue across the empirical material and across disciplines. I conclude by offering three avenues for the development of a political sociology of time

Capitalism · Epistemology · Lexicon · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Temporality · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Humanities and Social Sciences · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Law · Philosophy

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