This book explains how social psychological concepts can be closely integrated with
sociotechnical perspectives of energy transitions. It shows the value of actor-centred …

In the twentieth century, the social sciences and the humanities—especially sociology and
psychology—have adopted a “negativistic” approach, ie, a modus operandi that tends to …

Purpose This study aims to develop conceptual arguments about intrapreneurship relative to
role theory. Design/methodology/approach The challenge to the intrapreneurship concept is …

The birth of the social sciences and specifically of sociology begets some open questions,
among which the debate on altruism and the concept of social solidarity. The term altruism …

Times of societal turbulence are painful for social theories tending towards optimistic
accounts of the world. In the current sociological mainstream, so-called World Society …

Absorbed in their routine activities, the social sciences often lose sight of one of their original
goals: to reform societies. This is at least what Pitirim A. Sorokin thought: for him, sociology …

When Sorokin wrote the book Man and Society in Calamity, it was very clear what he meant
by calamities—natural or man-made (war and revolution, famine, and pestilence)—and how …

Поставлена проблема методологически корректного вариативного описания моделей
социокультурных трансформаций как основы формирования эффективных моделей …

The knowledge of social sciences-while not denying the autonomy of the single disciplines
but abandoning the excess of self reference-must become reflective knowledge that …

“Eight Treasures Tea” is a unique type of herbal tea from Ningxia province in China. It is
recognized as a cultural legacy of Ningxia due to its unique recipe, medicinal properties …