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An outline of a pragmatic sociology of ‘violence’

Sociologias, 2020
In this article we propose a model for a pragmatic sociology of violence. Based on a semiotic analysis of a primordial cognitive operation deployed in people’s definition of situations, namely qualification, the essential characterization of things, the ...
Alexandre Werneck, Cesar Pinheiro Teixeira, Vittorio da Gamma Talone   +2 more
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Pragmatic Sociology: A User’s Guide

Sociology of Power, 2019
During the last thirty years, the researchers working within the orientation known as “pragmatic sociology” have produced a considerable amount of empirical investigations relating to all areas of social life.
Barthe, Y., de Blic, D., Heurtin, J.-P., Lagneau, E., Linhardt, D., de Bellaing, C.M., Lemieux, C., Rémy, C., Trom, D.   +8 more
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Luc Boltanski’s pragmatic sociology: A Bourdieusian critique

Économie des conventions, 2020
Luc Boltanski’s programme of pragmatic sociology, now gaining substantial attention among English-speaking sociologists, was forged in opposition to the supposed excesses and blind spots of Pierre Bourdieu’s ‘critical sociology’. After outlining the main
W. Atkinson
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Mettere alla prova la sociologia pragmatica: le teorie cospirative come oggetto di ricerca

SocietàMutamentoPolitica: Rivista Italiana di Sociologia, 2021
Pragmatic Sociology of Boltanski, Latour and others shows itself as a third way respect to two best known traditional French Sociologies: Pierre Bourdieu’s Critical Sociology and Raymond Boudon’s Sociology of Good Reasons.
Enrico Caniglia
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Representing personal and common futures: Insights and new connections between the theory of social representations and the pragmatic sociology of engagements

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 2023
To understand social issues and practices such as those related to climate change and technological change that are clearly future‐oriented – collectively experienced events that are “not yet” – and co‐constructed by different actors, we need nuanced ...
Ross Wallace, Susana Batel
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Differentiating natures, connecting environments pragmatic sociology and the emergence of green justifications

Journal of Social Theory, 2023
As the environmental crisis gains pace, different strands of posthumanist theorizing have aimed to reshape the ecological conditions of human actions. This article examines ecological justifications in French pragmatic sociology, developed by Boltanski ...
T. Lehtimäki, M. Virtanen
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Uno sguardo altro sulla politicizzazione dei rapporti sociali. A proposito del lavoro concettuale della sociologia pragmatica

SocietàMutamentoPolitica: Rivista Italiana di Sociologia, 2021
The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the contribution of pragmatic sociology on a conceptual level and to attempt to bring its political implications to light.
Cyril Lemieux
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‘Uncertainty is the only certainty’: how pragmatic sociology provides a useful theoretical framework for researching the third sector during COVID-19

Voluntary Sector Review, 2021
This research note argues that pragmatic sociology is a useful theoretical framework when researching the third sector during the uncertain times of COVID-19 and beyond.
Janis Petzinger, T. Jung, K. Orr
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Stigmatization in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey experiment using attribution theory and the familiarity hypothesis

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis, leading to stigmatization and discriminatory behaviors against people who have contracted or are suspected of having contracted the virus.
Sebastian Sattler, Dina Maskileyson, Eric Racine, Eldad Davidov, Alice Escande   +4 more
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Cooperative behavior in the workplace: Empirical evidence from the agent-deed-consequences model of moral judgment

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionMoral judgment is of critical importance in the work context because of its implicit or explicit omnipresence in a wide range of work-place practices. The moral aspects of actual behaviors, intentions, and consequences represent areas of deep
Sebastian Sattler, Sebastian Sattler, Sebastian Sattler, Veljko Dubljević, Veljko Dubljević, Eric Racine, Eric Racine, Eric Racine, Eric Racine   +8 more
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