Social action and power

TLDR: In this article, the reduction of action to meaning and the relation between action and meaning is discussed. And the theory of action and its relation to rationality and social system are discussed.

Abstract: Introduction Part I: In Search of Action 1. Action and Behaviour 2. Action and Social System 3. Rationality and the Theory of Action 4. Action and Labour 5. Action and the Subject-Structure Relation 6. Action and Communication 7. Where to find Action Part II: Action as A Borderline Concept 1. The Reduction of Action to Meaning 2. Observance of Rules and Relation to Rules 3. The Revival of the Philosophy of Praxis 4. Life-World and Anonimous Intentionality 5. The Ontology of Understanding and the Hermeneutical Circle 6. Existential Phenomenology and Hermeneutic 7. Hermeneutic and Pragmatism Part III: General Categories of Action 1. Action and Desire 2. Insecurity and Identity 3. Action as Involvement: Care and Responsibility 4. Action and Transcendence Part IV: Power 1. Sociality and Normative Order 2. Inner Power 3. Outer Power 4. Structural Power and the Production of Inequality 5. Structural Power and Social System: the Crises of Power 6. Theories of Power and Theory of Action Part V: Problems of Method 1. Hermeneutic and Scientific Discourse 2. The Phenomenological Analysis of Action 3. Social Research in a Hermeneutical Perspective Part VI: Some Conclusions.