Journal of Classical Sociology
“To inspire social scientists with the depth that sociological classics provide and to enrich current work with their ideas and facts, forgotten or never appropriated, it is essential to maintain access to those texts. The steady supply of articles on classic authors and their themes that the Journal of Classical Sociology provides offers a unique resource for renewing our engagement with those treasures. I learn something of value from every issue.” Donald N. Levine, University of Chicago
"Through a judicious use of individual essays, special issues, and wide-ranging reviews of works published at home and abroad, the Journal of Classical Sociology has established itself as a premier journal of social thought. It offers fresh readings and interpretations of classical sociologists as well as of their actuality to grasp contemporary intellectual debates and currents. In an age of globalization, JCS provides indispensable materials for relating the past to the present." Edward A. Tiryakian, Duke University
"The Journal of Classical Sociology has established itself as an essential resource for sociologists committed to building on the achievements of their predecessors... a must for all serious sociologists." The Times Higher Education Supplement
Journal of Classical Sociology is an essential resource that focuses on international contributions to the classical tradition. The journal elucidates the origins of sociology and also demonstrates how the classical tradition renews the sociological imagination in the present day.
The journal is a critical but constructive reflection on the roots and formation of sociology from the Enlightenment to the 21st century.
Journal of Classical Sociology promotes discussions of early social theory, such as Hobbesian contract theory, through the 19th- and early 20th- century classics associated with the thought of Comte, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Veblen. Pareto and Mosca, through to contemporary work, such as network theory and transformations in social systems theory.
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The Journal of Classical Sociology publishes peer-reviewed, cutting-edge articles that will command general respect within the academic community. The aim of the Journal of Classical Sociology is to demonstrate scholarly excellence in the study of the sociological tradition. The journal elucidates the origins of sociology and also demonstrates how the classical tradition renews the sociological imagination in the present day. The journal is a critical but constructive reflection on the roots and formation of sociology from the Enlightenment to the 21st century.
The Journal of Classical Sociology promotes discussions of early social theory, such as Hobbesian contract theory, through the 19th- and early 20th-century classics associated with the thought of Comte, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Veblen. Pareto and Mosca, through to contemporary work, such as network theory and transformations in social systems theory.
The Journal of Classical Sociology publishes papers that explore the intellectually contested nature of social theory. Although sociology is the primary focus of the journal, inter-disciplinary contributions — for instance, from psychoanalysis, economics, political theory, anthropology and cultural studies — are welcome. The Journal of Classical Sociology features special review articles on key thinkers and debates. In addition, it publishes extended review articles to encourage critical discussion of newly published work.
| Simon Susen | City, University of London, UK |
| Bryan S. Turner | Catholic University of Australia, Sydney |
| Jeffrey C. Alexander | Yale University, USA |
| Andrew Arato | New School for Social Research, USA |
| Margaret S.Archer | University of Warwick, UK |
| Luc Boltanski | École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, France |
| Michael Burawoy | University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| Judith Butler | University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| Craig Calhoun | Berggruen Institute, USA, Global Distinguished Professor at NYU, Centennial Professor at LSE, UK |
| Manuel Castells | University of Cambridge, UK / University of Southern California, USA / Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia), Spain / EHESS and University of Paris X, Nanterre, France |
| Jean L. Cohen | Columbia University in the City of New York, USA |
| Nancy Fraser | New School for Social Research, USA, and Collège d'études mondiales, Paris, France |
| Sandra Harding | University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Axel Honneth | J W Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany |
| Martin E. Jay | University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| Hans Joas | Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany |
| Steven Lukes | New York University, USA |
| Michael Mann | University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| William Outhwaite | Newcastle University, UK |
| Richard Sennett | London School of Economics and Political Science, UK |
| Richard Swedberg | Cornell University, USA |
| Charles Taylor | McGill University, Quebec, Canada |
| Edward A. Tiryakian | Duke University, USA |
| Stephen Turner | University of Florida, USA |
| Loïc Wacquant | University of California, USA |
| Sylvia Walby | Royal Holloway, University of London, UK |
| Peter Baehr | Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
| Patrick Baert | Cambridge University, UK |
| Jack Barbalet | Australian Catholic University, Australia |
| Gregor Fitzi | University of Potsdam, Germany |
| Uta Gerhardt | University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| Chad Alan Goldberg | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Stephen Kalberg | Boston University, USA |
| Thomas Kemple | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Peter Kivisto | Augustana College, USA |
| Krishan Kumar | University of Virginia, USA |
| Thomas Lemke | The Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany |
| Steven Loyal | University College Dublin, Ireland |
| Guy Oakes | Monmouth University, USA |
| William Ramp | Lethbridge University, Canada |
| Anne Rawls | Wayne State University, USA |
| Derek Robbins | University of East London, UK |
| Chris Rojek | City, University of London, UK |
| Alan Sica | Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Barry Smart | University of Portsmouth, UK |
| Robert A. Stones | University of Western Sydney, Australia |
| Steven Vaitkus | Marianne Weber Institute, Germany |
| Anna Yeatman | University of Western Sydney, Australia |
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