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In his Introduction to this new translation of Otaka's Grundlegung der Lehre vom sozialen Verband, Derek Robbins suggests that assessing Otaka's text and its context contributes to an understanding of the development of Bourdieu's conceptual apparatus.

Through six articles written at intervals of about a decade between 1960 and 2020, this book provides an account of the author's developing political awareness during the period in the context of political events and changes. In this way the book illustrates the social origins of political attitudes, while, at the same time, the articles raise questions about the increasing dominance of political discourse in society. The book suggests that politics is now excessively managed by political professionals and that the challenge for reviving democratic participation is to restore the social dimension of state membership.

Derek Robbins here provides an abridged translation of Vers le style du XXe siècle, and he also examines the background to its production and its influence. How far can change be promoted just in a text? This is the question for our time as we assess competing visions of the 'new normal'

The book discusses relations between philosophy and empirical social sciences through detailed analyses of the work of Schutz, Gurwitsch and Merleau-Ponty, and then explores the development of Bourdieu's sociological reflexivity as his attempt to reconcile this intellectualist legacy with social research and political action.

The Anthem Companion to Pierre Bourdieu provides an introduction to the French sociologist's thought and an evaluation of the international significance of his work from a range of national perspectives. This volume assesses Bourdieu's work as a product of his social situation in France and, more importantly, in relation to his experience as French Algeria gained its independence. The companion then proceeds to ask how the concepts he developed can legitimately be applied to other situations

The Anthem Companion to Pierre Bourdieu' provides an introduction to the French sociologist's thought and an evaluation of the international significance of his work from a range of national perspectives. The contributions in the companion investigate the applicability of Bourdieu's theories and concepts in diverse sociopolitical contexts and consider the ways they can be said to possess universal validity. In examining Bourdieu on his own philosophical terms, this companion contributes to the general debate about the effects of the transnational and transcultural transfer of concepts generated in the West.

"French social and philosophical thought has played a very significant role in the development of European and American social theory. This detailed, timely book provides a map of the production and reception of French social thought within a global sociological context. Critically comparing the work of five key theorists Derek Robbins examines how their ideas were produced and received before persuasively setting out the key differences between their philosophical and ideological positions. The book sensitively traces the cross-currents of social theory and confidently leads the reader through the complex foundations of Western social thought. Each chapter represents a textual analysis of the production of a critical intellectual and focuses upon the work of: Althusser, Foucault, Aron, Lyotard, Bourdieu. This carefully crafted volume represents a significant contribution to the globalization of theory and will be essential reading for anyone interested in Western social theory and the foundations of sociological thought."--Publisher's website

Der Verfasser betont den Einfluss von Leibniz' Antidualismus auf das Konzept der symbolischen Gewalt und zeigt, dass dieses Konzept eine Alternative zum Täter-Opfer-Gegensatz liefert, weil es die aktive Beteiligung der Beherrschten an der eigenen Beherrschung thematisiert. Bourdieu wusste, so der Autor, dass er dem Dualismus sowohl im Inhalt als auch in der Form seines Werkes entgegenwirken musste, um zu vermeiden, dass seine Analyse symbolischer Gewalt selbst zu einer Form symbolischer Gewalt wurde. Es wird argumentiert, dass Bourdieu nach seiner Ausbildung an der Ecole Normale Superieure nicht aufgehört hat, 'Philosoph zu sein', um in den 1960er Jahren 'Soziologe' zu werden. Es war eher so, dass der Fortschritt seines philosophischen Denkens logischerweise soziologische Lösungen epistemologischer Probleme beinhaltete. Wir können, so die These, Bourdieus Werk in unserer eigenen Forschung weiterentwickeln, solange wir anerkennen, dass sein Denken relational war und dass die von ihm entwickelten heuristischen Begriffe, wie 'symbolische Gewalt', Eingriffe waren, die in dialektischer Beziehung zu den objektiven gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen seiner Erfahrung standen. Wir müssen relational reagieren und überprüfen, ob die Anwendung seiner Konzepte eine Wiederbelebung ihrer philosophischen Ursprünge oder ihre pragmatische Anwendung beinhaltet, da Bourdieus soziologische Praxis diese Ursprünge erfolgreich ausgetrieben hat. (ICF2)