Previous research on institutional change has concentrated on two types of explanations. On one hand, the dualism of path dependency and critical junctures has advanced our understanding of how institutional change occurs due to sudden exogenous shocks. On the other hand, more recent critiques...

Wo steht die Max-Weber-Forschung 100 Jahre nach seinem Tod? Es werden verschiedene Phasen der Rezeption nachgezeichnet. Die Geschichte der Rezeption Webers spiegelt zugleich die Soziologiegeschichte. Zunächst lassen sich verschiedene Arten unterscheiden, wie man sich zu einem Klassiker...

Randall Collins’ theory of interaction ritual chains is widely cited, but has been subject to little theoretical elaboration. One reason for the modest expansion of the theory is the underdevelopment of the concept of emotional energy. This paper examines emotional energy, related particularly...

This essay is an account of the reception of Émile Durkheim’s thought in Colombia. Special attention is given to its application aand use by Colombian sociologists, educators and historians. It also covers the teaching of Durkheim’s work in universities and the translation of his texts by...

This paper explores three important but interrelated issues: The power of example; the fragment as evidence; and finally, the field experience and the possibility of generalisation. These issues are central in the current discourse of social science practice in which serious doubts are being raised...