Building Global Sociology in a Divided World (1949–1990)

Although care and care work have always formed a theme of fundamental social significance, neither has had much social recognition nor sociological attention commensurate with this importance. In this Current Sociology monograph we want to move the discussion forward towards a global sociology of care and care work. The contributions focus on both theoretical and empirical studies about care relations and their global interrelations. To shed light on the dynamics that characterise the social organisation of care and care work, the monograph has been structured around three significant tendencies in the international sociology of care: (a) the marketisation and the de-commodification of care and care work; (b) the transnationalisation of labour and policies; and (c) new forms of governance and social statehood. The articles in this monograph present state of the art research reflecting on the care-situation, -arrangements and -regimes all over the globe.

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Global Sociology: : Multiple, Southern, Provincial?

Connected Sociologies ◽

10.5040/9781472544377.ch-005 ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

Global Sociology

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On the Communicative Geography of Global Sociology

The Canadian Journal of Sociology ◽

10.29173/cjs4152 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ronald N. Jacobs ◽

Eleanor Townsley

Keyword(s):

National Context ◽

Sociological Tradition ◽

Global Space ◽

Main Challenge ◽

Article Analyse ◽

Global Sociology

This article analyzes the two distinct communicative logics that inform the institutional geography and normative understanding of global sociology. The globalizing logic imagines a unitary global space that organizes sociological debate; the transnational logic envisions a series of overlapping sociological debates, often organized within a national context that is in the process of cosmopolitan, global, and transnational transformation. We argue that both logics shape communication in the sociological tradition, even if neither project is fully realized. The main challenge to global sociology, particularly in its globalizing form, is the existence of extremely influential spaces of sociological debate in North America and Europe, which reproduce the privileges of the larger and more powerful national associations. At the same time, these large, powerful national associations are becoming increasingly transnationalized, putting centre and periphery into dialogue, if in limited and uneven ways. Résumé. Cet article analyse deux logiques communicatives distinctes qui contribuent à la géographie institutionnelle et à l’approche normative de la sociologie globale. La logique globalisante imagine un espace global unitaire qui organise le débat sociologique; la logique transnationale envisage une série de débats sociologiques imbriqués qui s’organisent souvent dans le cadre d’un contexte national, alors que le contexte national est en train de subir une transformation cosmopolite, globale, et transnationale. Nous soutenons que ces deux logiques déterminent la communication dans la tradition sociologique, même si leurs projets ne se réalisent pas. Le grand défi pour une sociologie globale, surtout sous forme globalisante, semble être l’existence des lieux de débat sociologique extrêmement puissants en Amérique du nord et en Europe, qui, tout en ayant une influence globale, tendent à reproduire les privilèges des associations nationales les plus vastes et les plus puissantes. Pourtant, ces grandes associations nationales puissantes deviennent de plus en plus transnationalisées, de façon à établir un dialogue entre centre et périphérie – mais encore une fois, selon des échanges limités et inégaux.

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Past and present currents of sociology: 70 years of Current Sociology

Current Sociology ◽

10.1177/00113921211064070 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 118-133

Author(s):

Zarine L. Rocha

Keyword(s):

Review Paper ◽

70Th Anniversary ◽

Short Overview ◽

The Past ◽

International Sociological Association ◽

The Social ◽

The World ◽

History Of ◽

Global Sociology ◽

Sociology Journals

This review paper marks the 70th anniversary of Current Sociology, the first journal founded by the International Sociological Association (ISA). The past seven decades have been a time of immense change within sociology and around the world, and the shifts within the structure and content of the journal mirror these transformations. Current Sociology today is a vastly different publication to the bibliography focused journal of 1952, and remains one of the top global sociology journals, and a proudly international publication. This short overview traces the history of Current Sociology across the decades, highlighting the work of the editors in guiding the development of the journal, and providing a glimpse into the development of the discipline, and the social developments of the past 70 years.

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