NEXUS ANALYSIS 1. Nexus analysis – an action oriented approach
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Levels and Dimensions of Discourse Analysis
... depends on the interpretation of these activities and their relations with the verbal dimension of discourse. Although the more specific discourse implications of research on nonverbal communication are being drawn only recently, it is obvious that we here find another crucial approach to the descri ...
... depends on the interpretation of these activities and their relations with the verbal dimension of discourse. Although the more specific discourse implications of research on nonverbal communication are being drawn only recently, it is obvious that we here find another crucial approach to the descri ...
Theory European Journal of Social
... supposed to contribute to the reconstruction of social theory from within social theory itself. Methodological nationalism remains an ill-defined term so further analysis of these different arguments may help us arrive at a clearer conception of what is actually meant by it. All these claims accept, ...
... supposed to contribute to the reconstruction of social theory from within social theory itself. Methodological nationalism remains an ill-defined term so further analysis of these different arguments may help us arrive at a clearer conception of what is actually meant by it. All these claims accept, ...
integrative framework for long term reinvestment planning for the
... This ‘basic’ approach enables to make a rapid assessment of the end of lifetime of all hydraulic structures. However this approach inevitably brings along a number of simplifications. It does for instance not account for: - Changing circumstances in operation stage. One of the primary concerns invol ...
... This ‘basic’ approach enables to make a rapid assessment of the end of lifetime of all hydraulic structures. However this approach inevitably brings along a number of simplifications. It does for instance not account for: - Changing circumstances in operation stage. One of the primary concerns invol ...
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY AND THE PROBLEM OF COLLECTIVE
... This thesis stresses the centrality today of synthetical sociological theories, such as those of Habermas, Giddens and Alexander, but criticises them for neglecting the problem of collective subjectivity. The failure to consider this topic stems from deep problems in the history of sociology. Emergi ...
... This thesis stresses the centrality today of synthetical sociological theories, such as those of Habermas, Giddens and Alexander, but criticises them for neglecting the problem of collective subjectivity. The failure to consider this topic stems from deep problems in the history of sociology. Emergi ...
phenomenology and sociology
... sociology has to be founded upon a fully elaborated philosophical anthropology.. . [and t~at) the general thesis of reality in the natural attitude and its anthro~omorphJC character, as weil as the structure of the "relative natural conceptiOn of the ~orld," accepted as given and unquestioned, can b ...
... sociology has to be founded upon a fully elaborated philosophical anthropology.. . [and t~at) the general thesis of reality in the natural attitude and its anthro~omorphJC character, as weil as the structure of the "relative natural conceptiOn of the ~orld," accepted as given and unquestioned, can b ...
Theorizing Modernity and Technology
... universalistic pretensions to progress, and with fully developed conceptions of objective science, universal morality and law, and autonomous art (e.g., Habermas, 1983). The culturalepistemological approach to modernity dominates in philosophy, with Hegel, Nietzsche and Heidegger as early icons, and ...
... universalistic pretensions to progress, and with fully developed conceptions of objective science, universal morality and law, and autonomous art (e.g., Habermas, 1983). The culturalepistemological approach to modernity dominates in philosophy, with Hegel, Nietzsche and Heidegger as early icons, and ...
On Latour`s social theory and theory of society, and
... general theory of the social, of society, and of politics. In my view, these generalizations have made his theory at least partly problematic. In order to trace out the various empirical, theoretical and political aspects of his texts, it is necessary to make a short detour with the aim of drawing t ...
... general theory of the social, of society, and of politics. In my view, these generalizations have made his theory at least partly problematic. In order to trace out the various empirical, theoretical and political aspects of his texts, it is necessary to make a short detour with the aim of drawing t ...
Realist Social Theory
... immutable form or even preferred state. It is like nothing but itself, and what precisely it is like at any time depends upon human doings and their consequences. Thirdly, however, neither are we immutable as social agents, for what we are and what we do as social beings are also affected by the soc ...
... immutable form or even preferred state. It is like nothing but itself, and what precisely it is like at any time depends upon human doings and their consequences. Thirdly, however, neither are we immutable as social agents, for what we are and what we do as social beings are also affected by the soc ...
- NIILM University
... major contribution to the theoretical concept of structural functionalism. By carefully examining suicide statistics in different police districts, he attempted to demonstrate that Catholic communities have a lower suicide rate than that of Protestants, something he attributed to social (as opposed ...
... major contribution to the theoretical concept of structural functionalism. By carefully examining suicide statistics in different police districts, he attempted to demonstrate that Catholic communities have a lower suicide rate than that of Protestants, something he attributed to social (as opposed ...
Ludwig Lachmann from a Critical Realist Perspective
... affairs - and the empirical variety that econometricians seek to uncover (Lachmann, 1977, pp. 98-99, 12223; 1986, p. 23, pp. 112-13). Closed systems are sometimes identified in terms of the boundary conditions under which event regularities occur, and sometimes in terms of terms of event regularitie ...
... affairs - and the empirical variety that econometricians seek to uncover (Lachmann, 1977, pp. 98-99, 12223; 1986, p. 23, pp. 112-13). Closed systems are sometimes identified in terms of the boundary conditions under which event regularities occur, and sometimes in terms of terms of event regularitie ...
Using CMM - Pearce Associates
... of the era) to propositions whose operational definitions had survived empirical tests. Whatever else I might have thought about it, I was keenly aware that following the scientific ethos would produce a series of lectures that were very thin and narrow in their content but "certain" in their tone. ...
... of the era) to propositions whose operational definitions had survived empirical tests. Whatever else I might have thought about it, I was keenly aware that following the scientific ethos would produce a series of lectures that were very thin and narrow in their content but "certain" in their tone. ...
Chapter-4-powerpoint
... Homeless Activity • Eighner’s diving activities reflect a specific social behavior- all activities in life are social in nature – Like scavenging and living on the streets ...
... Homeless Activity • Eighner’s diving activities reflect a specific social behavior- all activities in life are social in nature – Like scavenging and living on the streets ...
Multiagent Systems: Rational Decision Making and Negotiation
... Introduction • In multiagent systems (MAS), agents need to coordinate their actions, resolve conflicts, reach agreements . . . • Therefore, agents need to be able to negotiate. • We will discuss different protocols for negotiation as well as strategies that agents may follow when using these protoco ...
... Introduction • In multiagent systems (MAS), agents need to coordinate their actions, resolve conflicts, reach agreements . . . • Therefore, agents need to be able to negotiate. • We will discuss different protocols for negotiation as well as strategies that agents may follow when using these protoco ...
Analysing Discourse. An Approach From the Sociology
... ideological functions of language in use. (5) Discourse theories—like those of Michel FOUCAULT or Ernesto LACLAU and Chantal MOUFFE—are designed to analyse the social macro-levels of power/knowledge relationships or the articulation of collective identities. (6) Culturalist discourse research could ...
... ideological functions of language in use. (5) Discourse theories—like those of Michel FOUCAULT or Ernesto LACLAU and Chantal MOUFFE—are designed to analyse the social macro-levels of power/knowledge relationships or the articulation of collective identities. (6) Culturalist discourse research could ...
A Sociological Hall of Fame
... The first of these is Ralf Dahrendorf, whose work on conflict (1959) is seen as an attempt to incorporate important aspects of Weber's work into Marx's basic schema. From Weber, Dahrendorf picks up the significant concept of authority. However, Dahrendorf changes the idea of authority from being a c ...
... The first of these is Ralf Dahrendorf, whose work on conflict (1959) is seen as an attempt to incorporate important aspects of Weber's work into Marx's basic schema. From Weber, Dahrendorf picks up the significant concept of authority. However, Dahrendorf changes the idea of authority from being a c ...
Aalborg Universitet Biographical Interviews in a Critical Realist perspective Steensen, Jette Johanne
... the same time the structure is also being produced and reproduced and modified continuously. This has nothing to do with determinism, but it is a theory of a practice that has roots. The point is that each life has a history that was present long before the individual actor began to act on his own, ...
... the same time the structure is also being produced and reproduced and modified continuously. This has nothing to do with determinism, but it is a theory of a practice that has roots. The point is that each life has a history that was present long before the individual actor began to act on his own, ...
Social Structure - Fordson High School
... Homeless Activity • Eighner’s diving activities reflect a specific social behavior- all activities in life are social in nature – Like scavenging and living on the streets ...
... Homeless Activity • Eighner’s diving activities reflect a specific social behavior- all activities in life are social in nature – Like scavenging and living on the streets ...
Causal Inference from Series of Events
... Suppes (1970) proposed one of the best known formalisations of probabilistic causality. His account includes a condition of temporal precedence of cause over effect, in contrast to many later attempts to clarify the concept (e.g. Eells, 1991). His starting point is the theory of probability based on ...
... Suppes (1970) proposed one of the best known formalisations of probabilistic causality. His account includes a condition of temporal precedence of cause over effect, in contrast to many later attempts to clarify the concept (e.g. Eells, 1991). His starting point is the theory of probability based on ...
Emergence in Sociology
... Whitmeyer 1994; Wisdom 1970). Most of these accounts argue that although only individuals exist, collectives possessemergent properties that cannot be reduced to individual properties (cf. Brodbeck [1958] 1968). Thus, these accounts reject sociological realism and are methodologically collectivist. ...
... Whitmeyer 1994; Wisdom 1970). Most of these accounts argue that although only individuals exist, collectives possessemergent properties that cannot be reduced to individual properties (cf. Brodbeck [1958] 1968). Thus, these accounts reject sociological realism and are methodologically collectivist. ...
Causality and Complexity in the Works of Pierre Bourdieu
... On the other hand, Bourdieu also criticised subjectivist theories such as the one of Jean-Paul Sartre (see Bourdieu 1990b: 42-51; Bourdieu 1977: 73-76; Bourdieu 1993: 56). Sartre did not leave space in his theory for some kind of objectivism, in his view the world of action would only be moving beca ...
... On the other hand, Bourdieu also criticised subjectivist theories such as the one of Jean-Paul Sartre (see Bourdieu 1990b: 42-51; Bourdieu 1977: 73-76; Bourdieu 1993: 56). Sartre did not leave space in his theory for some kind of objectivism, in his view the world of action would only be moving beca ...
Joint Actions, Stories and Symbolic Structures: A Contribution to
... interactive process into which the actor enters only with an ‘initial bid for a possible line of action’ (Blumer, 1969: 97) without any certainty about its development. Therefore, as the interaction among the participants unfolds, …given lines of action may be started or stopped, they may be abandon ...
... interactive process into which the actor enters only with an ‘initial bid for a possible line of action’ (Blumer, 1969: 97) without any certainty about its development. Therefore, as the interaction among the participants unfolds, …given lines of action may be started or stopped, they may be abandon ...
Emotions versus Reasons: A Critical Analysis of Jon Elster`s View
... instrumental utility of such norms is highly questionable, they often change in manners that remind us of cultural fashions, but they are nevertheless very present and very effective in our societies. The second class of social norms cited is the one of norms against behavior socially perceived as b ...
... instrumental utility of such norms is highly questionable, they often change in manners that remind us of cultural fashions, but they are nevertheless very present and very effective in our societies. The second class of social norms cited is the one of norms against behavior socially perceived as b ...
Communication without Agents? From Agent-Oriented to
... At a more complex level, communication processes are specified by interaction protocols which are composed out of sequences of several speech acts. Thus, interaction protocols account for the fact that the addressee of a speech act is an autonomous agent too. It is realistically assumed that both, s ...
... At a more complex level, communication processes are specified by interaction protocols which are composed out of sequences of several speech acts. Thus, interaction protocols account for the fact that the addressee of a speech act is an autonomous agent too. It is realistically assumed that both, s ...
Everyday Life Sociology
... for the identificationand recognitionof all this work underthe everyday life rubric. As a result, individual practitionerschose freely from among the varioustheories, used and combinedthem as they saw fit, andmade theirown decisions as to whetherthey wantedto affiliate themselves with the everyday l ...
... for the identificationand recognitionof all this work underthe everyday life rubric. As a result, individual practitionerschose freely from among the varioustheories, used and combinedthem as they saw fit, andmade theirown decisions as to whetherthey wantedto affiliate themselves with the everyday l ...