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Publication Alert: A Theory of War and Violence

GeneralAlina V. VladimirovaLeave a comment
On behalf of IPSA RC36 member Thomas Scheff we are sharing his work. Please, take a look! A Theory of War and Violence Thomas Scheff, G. Reginald Daniel, and Joseph Loe-Sterphone, Dept. of Sociology, UCSB Abstract: It is possible that war in modern societies is largely driven by emotions, but in a way that is almost completely hidden. Modernity rationalizes the self and tends to ignore emotions, which can result in the total hiding of humiliation leads to vengeance. This essay outlines a theory of the social-emotional world implied in the work of C. H. Cooley, whose concept of the…

CALLS FOR PAPERS 2018 ISA WORLD CONGRESS IN TORONTO – RC35 CONCEPTUAL AND TERMINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

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Program Coordinators David STRECKER, University of Erfurt, Germany, david.strecker@uni-erfurt.de Arthur BUENO, University of Erfurt, Germany, arthur.bueno@uni-erfurt.de Session Overview 1. Cultural Performance: Reconceptualizing Social Change in Modern Societies 2. Global Violence: Local Conflicts and Competition for Attention and Legitimacy 3. Mass and Democracy: Two Sociological Concepts in Tension 4. Memory and Communication 5. Money, Capital, and Modern Life: Building Conceptual Bridges Between Marx and Simmel 6. Politics of Recognition and Cultural Citizenship 7. Postcolonial Theory, Internal Colonialism and the Markers of the Historical Subject 8. Price, Value & Worth: Conceptualizing Social Practices of E/Valuation 9. Re-Specifying Trust: Alternative Forms for Re-Thinking…

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ISA 2018 WORLD CONGRESS IN TORONTO

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The CONGRESS WEBSITE with relevant information is: http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018 RULES FOR ALL PRESENTERS Participants may be listed no more than twice in the Program. This includes all types of participation – except being listed as Program Coordinator or Session Organizer. Program Coordinators and Session Organizers can organize a maximum of two sessions where their names will be additionally listed in the program. A “participant” is anyone listed as an author, co-author, plenary speaker, roundtable presenter, poster presenter, panelist, critic, discussant, session (co)chair, or any similar substantive role in the program. A participant cannot present and chair in the same session. ISA does…

Papers on Power sought for International Sociological Association’s 19th Congress in Toronto

Board Member's Bulletin, General, NewsGiulio GallarottiLeave a comment
RC 35 (ISA research committee on Conceptual Analysis) is soliciting papers for a session on “The Many Faces of Power: A Current Conceptual Synthesis” at the 19th World Congress of the International Sociological Association in Toronto, Canada to be held July 15-21. For more information, see links below. RC 35 Link ISA World Congress 2018