Framing Social Theory: Reassembling the Lexicon of Contemporary Social Sciences

This book proposes a reconstruction of contemporary social theory, focusing on thematic issues rather than on authors or schools of thought. In so doing, it endeavours to bridge epistemological approaches and locate critical claims shared by the main trajectories and notions of sociological theoretical debate.

The book explores the current forms of social science theorization through the key themes of Agency, Anthropocene, Coloniality, Intersectionality, Othering, Singularization, Technoscience and Uncertainty. Focusing on these key themes, it highlights their usefulness for discussions of inequality, neoliberalism, eurocentrism, androcentrism or anthropocentrism – in order to examine these issues in a new light and look beyond the classic divides of social theory.

Intended for an academic audience interested in social theory, scholars and post-graduate students in sociology, social sciences, anthropology, social geography, social psychology and globalization studies will find this book useful.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Paola Rebughini is Professor of Sociology of Culture at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy. Her research interests lie in social theory, agency in everyday life, social movements, cultural aspects of globalization processes and youth civic participation. She has published widely in top peer-reviewed journals. She is author of: Children of immigrants in a globalized world. A generational experience (2012, with E. Colombo); Youth and the Politics of the Present. Coping with Complexity and Ambivalence (2019, eds. with E. Colombo).

Enzo Colombo is Professor of Sociology of Culture and Intercultural Relations at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy. His research interests lie in everyday multiculturalism, active citizenship, cultural aspects of the globalization process, young adults’ identification and civic participation. He has published in top peer-reviewed journals. He is author of Youth and the Politics of the Present. Coping with Complexity and Ambivalence (2019, eds. with P. Rebughini); Children of Immigrants in a Globalized World: A Generational Experience (2012, with P. Rebughini).