This article develops a theory of “societalization,” demonstrating its plausibility through
empirical analyses of church pedophilia, media phone-hacking, and the financial crisis …

Culture, cultural difference, and cultural conflict always surround us. Cultural sociologists
aim to understand their role across all aspects of social life by examining processes of …

In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops a new sociological theory of social crisis and applies
it to a wide range of cases, from the church paedophilia crisis to the# MeToo movement. He …

Abstract Adopting a Civil Sphere Theory framework, we argue that Taiwan's efforts at
containing COVID-19 resulted from its “societalization” of pandemic unpreparedness, which …

Even as the specter of populism haunts contemporary societies, scholars have not been
able to agree about what it is. Except for one thing: a deviation from democracy, the source …

The civil sphere is a distinctively democratic field in modern societies, one that sustains
universalizing cultural aspirations and organizational structures and that has tense and …

Human–wildlife interactions are believed to be increasing in urban areas. In Britain,
numerous media reports have stated that urban foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are becoming …

What are the conditions for establishing solidarity after a period of intensive and divisive
social conflict—what Kant called a cosmopolitan constitution? In this essay, I argue that such …

This special issue aims to develop the strong program's contribution to the sociological study
of the arts and to place this in conversation with other cultural perspectives in the field. It …

Against the bleak backdrop of pressing issues in today's world, civil societies remain vibrant,
animated by people's belief that they should and can solve such issues and build a better …