Interrogating the Social

Demonstrates an approach to practising critical sociology in the 21st century
Reimagines the character of social relations and interactions in modern society
Critically engages with the meanings and social implications of contemporary cultural performances and social movements

Demonstrates an approach to practising critical sociology in the 21st century Reimagines the character of social relations and interactions in modern society Critically engages with the meanings and social implications of contemporary cultural performances and social movements

Autorentext

Fuyuki Kurasawa is Associate Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and Social and Political Thought at York University, Canada and holds the York Research Chair in Global Digital Citizenship.

Inhalt

1. An Invitation to Critical Sociology; Fuyuki Kurasawa.- 2. Interaction, Indifference, Injustice: Elements of a Normative Theory of Urban Solidarity; Mervyn Horgan.- 3. Towards a Sociological Account of Political Agon: (Re)considering the Social Dimensions of Agonal Democracy; Philip Alexander Steiner.- 4.The Business Cycle and Capitalist Social Regulation: The Origins of Economic Government; Matthew F. Hayes.- 5. Civil Society Reconfigured: Manag(erializ)ing AIDS in Uganda; Marcia Oliver and Stephen Tasson.- 6. A Critical Sociology of International Expertise: The Case of International Democracy Assistance; Michael Christensen.- 7.The Fun and Games of Creative Citizenship: Urban Cultural Policy and Participatory Public Art; Saara Liinamaa.- 8. Body Worlds and the Social Life of the Plastinated Body: Considerations on the Biotechnology of Plastination; Elisabeth Rondinelli.- 9. Faith in Progress: Evolutionism and the New Atheism; Stephen LeDrew.