Social Theory

This course explores central perspectives on the relationship between economy and society, from the origins of liberal economic thought to more recent theories of democratic capitalism.

This lecture discusses fundamental sociological concepts and selected theories of the social. At the core are different contexts of theory emergence, different concepts of theory, and different conceptualizations of social action, social order, and social change.

This seminar deepens central concepts and arguments through joint discussion of the latest applications and developments of sociological theory within a concrete problem space – the social conditions of (in)effective climate policy.

Together with Jens Beckert we contributed a chapter to a new Handbook of Economic Sociology for the 21st Century, edited by Andrea Maurer. The hardcover version has just arrived, so the ebook should be available soon. A preprint of our chapter has been published as an MPIfG discussion paper. ...

A new discussion paper in the MPIfG’s series on the role of the future in economic action with J. Beckert. A revised version will be published in the Handbook of Economic Sociology for the 21st Century (Springer Nature, 2020, edited by Andrea Maurer). ...