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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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Communication, Organizing and Organization: An Overview and Introduction to the Special Issue
TL;DR: The authors provide an overview of previous work that has explored the processes and mechanisms by which communication constitutes organizing (as ongoing efforts at coordination and control of activity and knowledge) and organizations (as collective actors that are 'talked' into existence).
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The Built Environment and Spatial Form
Denise L. Lawrence,Setha M. Low +1 more
TL;DR: A review of the relevant literature can be found in this article, where the authors define the major areas of research in the field in terms of issues and issues of social and cultural factors responsible for the variation in built forms.
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Deliberative Policy Analysis: Collaborative policymaking: governance through dialogue
Judith E. Innes,David E. Booher +1 more
TL;DR: The Sacramento Water Forum, a group of contentious stakeholders from environmental organizations, business, local government and agriculture, spent five years in an intensive consensus-building process as discussed by the authors, and agreed on a strategy and procedures for managing the limited water supply in northern California's semi-desert.
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The Language of the Gods in the World of Men: Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India
TL;DR: In this paper, Bhoja's theory of literary language has been studied in the context of the Cosmopolitan and Vernacular in Theory and Practice theory, metatheory, practice, and metapractice.
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Theorizing acts of citizenship
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce the concept of "acts of citizenship" as an alternative way to investigate citizenship and argue that to investigate acts of citizenship in a way that is irreducible to either status or practice, while still valuing this distinction, requires a focus on those moments when regardless of status and substance, subjects constitute themselves as citizens.
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