Understanding Society: Lukes on power

Understanding Society: Lukes on power: Steven Lukes's Power: A Radical View  was a very important contribution when it appeared in 1974. Lukes emphasized several important po...

Understanding Society: Mechanisms according to analytical sociology

Understanding Society: Mechanisms according to analytical sociology: One of the distinguishing characteristics of analytical sociology is its insistence on the idea of causal mechanisms as the core compone...

Understanding Society: Discovering the nucleus

Understanding Society: Discovering the nucleus: In the past year or so I've been reading a handful of fascinating biographies and histories involving the evolution of early twe...

Understanding Society: Divided ...

Understanding Society: Divided ...: Why is part of the American electoral system so susceptible to right-wing populist appeals, often highlighting themes of racism and int...

Understanding Society: Designing and managing large technologies

Understanding Society: Designing and managing large technologies: What is involved in designing, implementing, coordinating, and managing the deployment of a large new technology system in a real social, p...

Understanding Society: Path dependency in formation of academic disciplin...

Understanding Society: Path dependency in formation of academic disciplin...: The topic of the historicity of academic disciplines has come up numerous times in this forum. It is a conviction of mine that disciplin...

Understanding Society: Critical points in history and social media

Understanding Society: Critical points in history and social media: Recent posts have grappled with the interesting topic of phase transitions in physics ( link , link , link ). One reason for being int...