Peter Beyer and Lori Beaman, eds., Religion, Globalization and Culture
In: Canadian journal of sociology: CJS = Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Band 33, Heft 3
ISSN: 1710-1123
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In: Canadian journal of sociology: CJS = Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Band 33, Heft 3
ISSN: 1710-1123
In: Toronto studies in religion 6
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 134, Heft 4, S. 752-753
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Sociology of religion, Band 77, Heft 1, S. 103-104
ISSN: 1759-8818
In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 1-21
ISSN: 1556-1836
This article examines: (1) the obvious reasons for, and curious absence of, a dialogue between scholars studying new religious movements (NRMs), particularly those responsible for acts of mass violence, and those studying processes of radicalization in home-grown terrorist groups; (2) the substantial parallels between established understandings of who joins NRMs, how, and why and recent findings about who joins terrorist groups in a Western context, how, and why; and (3) the ways in which explanations of the causes of violent behaviour in NRMs are pertinent to securing a more systematic and complete grasp of the process of radicalization in terrorist cells. The latter discussion focuses on the role of apocalyptic belief systems and charismatic forms of authority, highlighting the behavioural consequences of this dangerous combination and their possible strategic significance. Recommendations are made for further research, integrating insights from the two fields of study. Adapted from the source document.
In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 1-21
ISSN: 1556-1836
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 111, Heft 2, S. 663-665
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Sociology of religion, Band 62, Heft 3, S. 337
ISSN: 1759-8818
In: Sociology of religion, Band 59, Heft 2, S. 131
ISSN: 1759-8818
In: Philosophy of the social sciences: an international journal = Philosophie des sciences sociales, Band 20, Heft 4, S. 522-526
ISSN: 1552-7441
In: Sociological inquiry: the quarterly journal of the International Sociology Honor Society, Band 55, Heft 4, S. 348-362
ISSN: 1475-682X
Hardcore positivistic or humanistic sociologies are rare. In the history of sociology the two extremes have tended to converge, producing an awkward hybrid. A watered‐down positivism is brought to the rescue of a stalled Verstehen sociology, or vice versa, and a difficulty like the free nature of human action is covered over with a veneer of pragmatism. Here it will be argued that Paul Tibbetts'recent recasting of the positivism‐humanism debate in sociology into an arbitrary choice between linguistic grids perpetuates this unsatisfactory practice. Five propositions will be advanced in opposition to Tibbetts'perspective. First, it will be argued that Tibbetts'discussion clouds the real issues at stake through his failure to really transcend the positivist framework of analysis. Second, it will be shown that the humanistic pre‐supposition of voluntarism involves an ontological commitment to a model of rational agency which provides a methodological base for the "scientific" treatment of human freedom. Third, this commitment constitutes a necessary presupposition of all sciences of human action. Fourth, this fact means there are good epistemological reasons why a sociologist's choice of a linguistic grid is not arbitrary. Finally, it will be proposed that the most promising pattern of convergence between humanistic sociology and positivism stems from the formulation of a rough spectrum of principles of rationality to undergird a differentiation of "degrees" and not "kind" between what Tibbetts calls "free‐will talk" and "causal‐deterministic talk."
In: Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Band 16, Heft 2, S. 145