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Locating the 17th Book of Giddens@@@The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration.
Alan Sica,Anthony Giddens +1 more
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Giddens as mentioned in this paper has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade and outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form.Abstract:
Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In "The Constitution of Society" he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form. A particular feature is Giddens' concern to connect abstract problems of theory to an interpretation of the nature of empirical method in the social sciences. In presenting his own ideas, Giddens mounts a critical attack on some of the more orthodox sociological views. "The Constitution of Society" is an invaluable reference book for all those concerned with the basic issues in contemporary social theory.read more
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Place, identity and local politics: analysing initiatives in deliberative governance
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Relational Thinking: A Critique of Co-Deterministic Theories of Structure and Agency*:
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Reading Between the Lines: Interpreting Silences in Qualitative Research:
Blake Poland,Ann Pederson +1 more
TL;DR: The authors explored several potential interpretations of silence, beginning with a focus on silences embedded in interview transcripts, and how these are perceived and managed by researchers and participants, and highlighted the consequences of such a perspective for the interpretation of silences.
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Converging on a New Theoretical Foundation for Selling
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw on institutional theory and service-dominant logic to advance a service ecosystems perspective and define selling in terms of the interaction between actors aimed at creating and maintaining thin crossing points.
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