Structure and Agency
Contested Concepts in Human Geography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8423347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vera Chouinard (0000-0002-8658-8364, McMaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 363-377 |
| Publication date | 1997-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-3658 • E-ISSN: 1541-0064 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0064.1997.tb01321.x |
| OpenAlex | W2166638984 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 91 |
The concepts of ‘structure’ and ‘agency’ have been of central significance to geographic research. This paper focuses on recent debates in critical social geography, and the contributions of Marxist, feminist, and postmodern perspectives to rethinking the structure‐agency question. Significant changes in conceptualizing structure and agency are outlined, from early work in Marxist geography to current efforts to grapple with postmodern culture and identity. The paper demonstrates that critical geographic approaches to structure and agency have become more inclusive and nuanced, as researchers have addressed challenges posed by critiques and new perspectives. It concludes by considering the significance of place, space, and social difference in mediating processes of social change and thus in concrete explanations of how the ‘dialectical dance’ of structure and agency unfolds within particular locales . Les concepts de «structure» et d' «action» ont une importance capitate dans les recherches en géographie. Cet article porte sur les débats qui ont récemment eu cours dans le domaine de la géographie sociale critique et sur les contributions apportées par les tenants des points de vue marxiste, féministe et postmoderne dans la reconceptualisation du rapport entre la structure et faction. On y mentionne les importants changements qui ont eu lieu dans le domaine de la conceptualisation des structures et des actions, des premiers travaux effectués en géographie marxiste jusqu'aux récents efforts dé‐ployés pour mieux saisir la culture et I'identité postmoderne. Ce texte démontre que dans le domaine de la géographie critique, on voit la structure et faction d'une manière plus englobante et plus nuancée à mesure que les chercheurs se sont penchés sur les défis soulevés par les critiques et les nouvelles perspectives. Nous finissons par évaluer la place qu'occupent I'endroit, I'espace et la différence sociale dans la médiation des processus du changement social ‐ et ainsi dans les explications concrètes des variations de la « danse dialectique » de structure et de faction dans des milieux particuliers
Agency (philosophy) · Dialectic · Epistemology · Ethnology · Humanities · Marxist philosophy · Political science · Politics · Postmodernism · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Anthropology · Historical Geography and Geographical Thought · Law · Philosophy · Rural development and sustainability · Urban Planning and Governance
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