Doise (in press) has emphasised that researchers have focused empirical work on only one
aspect of the theory of social representations. They have mainly been concerned either with …

This book focuses upon the methods by which social representations can be studied. It has
been often argued that specifying the methods appropriate for the examination of social …

In this paper we want to argue that researchers working within the theoretical framework of
social representations should consider employing multi-methodological approaches. Before …

The cognitive function aiming to anchor, to stabilise, and the social function aiming to
maintain or create collective identities and equilibrium. Moscovici defines what appears to …

The article analyses the critical reception of Serge Moscovici's theory of social
representations in Anglo-Saxon literature (Harré 1984; Potter and Litton 1985; Jahoda 1988 …

ABSTRACT Psychoanalysis: Its Image and Its Public is a perfect illustration of Tarde's claim
that 'beautiful'should be reserved for ideas that lead to a discovery of more ideas and to an …

Dear friends, this is a great day! These are the only words I find appropriate to express the
meaning of the conference which gathers us together for the first time in this wonderful …

Social representations theory is deeply rooted in French social theory (Bergson's dual
memory system, 1889; Durkheim's collective representation, 1898; Halbwachs' social frames …

The issue of methods in social representations theory has proved contentious for some time,
although we would argue that the focus of this discussion has shifted in recent years. During …

THE CONCEPTS OF “IDENTITY” AND “REPRESENTATION” have had a long history both in
mundane and philosophical thought; over aeons of time, they have both retained some …