Societies have undergone an exceptional transformation in economic and social structure. To a great extent the root of this transformation lies in ...

This book explores the work of German philosopher and social theorist Jurgen Habermas. It provides a context for the emergence of his critical theo...

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Looking for an answer of social science: being able to maintain political independence; without loosing genuine political orientation and responsib...

This book opens with an identification of the characteristics that define contemporary social movements, including: a blurring and overlapping of t...

A theory is a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that explains or predicts events or situations by specifying relations am...

"Migration is both a central, and a cross-cutting, theme in research on social policy in a development context. In recent years international migra...

Today, early in the twenty-first century, all that is changed. Individuals may strive for stability, societies may create the illusion of permanenc...

Section headings: Philosophy -- Wandering Sages; Anthropology; Social Philosophy; Education; History; Philosophy of Social Psychology; Philosophy o...

What is the role of sociology in society? How can -- and should -- sociology contribute with insights relevant and useful to the outside world? Is ...

There has been an array of literature on the notion of 'postmodernism' in social science literature in recent years. This exciting book focuses on ...

Ever since the inception of the scientific discipline of sociology in the turbulent 19th century, solidarity has been among its founding concepts. ...

New materialism has emerged over the past 20 years as an approach concerned fundamentally with the material workings of power, but focused firmly u...

New transdisciplinary studies have been appearing not only in such established areas as biochemistry or social psychology; there are presently emer...

Community Informatics is an emergent discipline with a dual focus: the conduct of research about the relationship between the design of information...