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The relevance of Anthony Giddens's theory of structuration (The Constitution of Society, Cambridge: Polity Press, 1984 [see IRPS No. 26/85c00433]) for an understanding of the critical functions of social science is explored. Giddens's deconstruction of sociological theories, particularly his criticisms of functionalism, are reviewed. Structuration theory attempts to illuminate how social structure both constrains & enables social action; human agents are viewed as possessing practical knowledge of their actions but not full awareness of them. However, Giddens had dodged some of the important issues in critical social theory by leaving open the question of the basis of critical judgments & the ends for which social knowledge should be used. 8 References. K. Carande

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Our
"Beacons of Organizational Sociology"
series makes available, through first-time translations, texts that have shaped debates in organizational sociology in non-English-speaking countries, or presents reflections on such debates by established scholars. The first text in this series is a shortened English translation of the German article "Organisation als reflexive Strukturation" by Günther Ortmann, Jörg Sydow, and Arnold Windeler, published in 1997 in the highly influential book "Theorien der Organisation. Die Rückkehr der Gesellschaft" [Theories of Organization. The Return of Society]. The article applies Giddens' social theory to organizational research. In elaborating on "the principle of reflexive organization," the text provides a social-theoretically informed concept of organization that is of continuing relevance for organization research today. The publication can be classified as one of the decisive writings by the authors contributing to establishing organizational research based on structuration theory in the German-speaking world, informing many studies, e.g., on new organizational forms, innovation, and inter-organizational relations. The concise overview of the various existing studies in organization research using a structuration perspective at that time in the original manuscript is not part of this translation.

Mettre en relation les initiatives d'un territoire pour mener la transition écologique et sociale exige des compétences spécifiques. Un collectif bourguignon-franc-comtois s'essaie à ce maillage territorial souterrain en développant une « ingénierie systémique des transitions ».

The question of how European civilization differs from others might be answered from a Third World perspective as in its colonialism, racisim, & communism, while Europeans themselves would emphasize its welfare, technology, & democracy. Discussed are the legacies to contemporary Europe of Athenian democracy, the Roman Empire's legal system, the Medieval Church's supremacy, & the Renaissance spirit of humanism, scientific inquiry, aesthetics, & pluralism. After comparing the historical structure of Europe with that of North America, the organizational structure of the European Community is discussed, arguing that public opinion should play a key role in future structuration. 5 References. I. Shagrir

Il s'agit d'un recueil posthume de textes de Claude Leneveu composé à partir de son projet initial d'ouvrage en trois volumes que nous avons donc resserré à un seul volume comme nous nous en expliquons dans la préface ; S'il nous fallait définir un axe ou, mieux, une récurrence, dans le travail indissociablement théorique et pratique – nous y insistons– de C. Leneveu, nous retiendrions l'expression « du dualisme à la dualité » qu'il emploie pour analyser la théorie du sociologue britannique A. Giddens. Celle-ci exprime en effet de façon précise son programme épistémologique,celui d'une perspective marxiste-critique qui se ressaisit des apports des sociologies anglaises et américaines – en particulier d'auteurs tels que Giddens, Goffman, Garfinkel ou de courants comme l'ethnométhodologie ou encore l'interactionnisme symbolique – ou bien encore des apports decertains courants et auteurs de la sociologie française (Bourdieu notamment). Il entend ainsi dégager des principes et conceptscentraux pour fonder le dépassement de dualismes méthodologiques, aussi prégnants que stériles dans leur usage dualiste parexemple : matériel/idéel, objectif/subjectif, collectif/individuel, macro/micro, qualitatif/quantitatif, et de façon encore plus centrale,structure/pratique.