The social sciences have sophisticated models of choice and equilibrium but little understanding of the emergence of novelty. Where do new alternatives, new organizational forms, and new types of people come from? Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with inno…
Time is at the forefront of contemporary scholarly inquiry across the natural sciences and the humanities. Yet the social sciences have remained substantially isolated from tim-related concerns. This book argues that time should be a key part of social theory and focuses concern…
Philosophy's traditional "man of reason"--Independent, neutral, unemotional - is an illusion. That's because the "man of reason" ignores one very important thing - the woman. As feminist philosophy grew in the 1980s and 1990s, it became clear that the attributes philosophical tr…
Aimed at providing the rigour needed to advance narrative analysis, the author provides an explanation and guideline to readers on: presentation of and reliance on detailed transcripts of interview excerpts; and methods for analyzing the structural features of discourse and the …
In this introductory volume on the nature of society, Roger Trigg examines the scientific basis of social science and shows that philosophical presuppositions are a necessary starting point for the study of society. This second edition contains three new chapters that demonstrat…
Over the past twenty to thirty years, evaluation has become increasingly important to the field of public policy. The number of people involved and specializing in evaluation has also increased markedly. Evidence of this trend can be found in the International Atlas of Evaluatio…
Theory After 'Theory'
This volume argues that theory, far from being dead, has undergone major shifts in order to come to terms with the most urgent cultural and political questions of today. Offering an overview of theory' s new directions, this groundbreaking collection includes essays on affect, b…
