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View article: Anonymity and Pseudonymity as Interactional Performances
Anonymity and Pseudonymity as Interactional Performances Open
This essay introduces this issue’s Debate section on Thomas DeGloma’s Anonymous: The Performance of Hidden Identities (University of Chicago Press, 2023). First, it presents its research questions and methodology. Next, it argues the book’…
View article: What is Qualitative in Research
What is Qualitative in Research Open
In this text we respond and elaborate on the four comments addressing our original article. In that piece we define qualitative research as an “iterative process in which improved understanding to the scientific community is achieved by ma…
View article: Sociological game theory: agency, social structures and interaction processes
Sociological game theory: agency, social structures and interaction processes Open
This article presents two sociological theories, alternatives to classical game theory. These social science-based game theories discussed here present reformulations of classical game theory in applied mathematics (CGT). These theories of…
View article: What is Qualitative in Qualitative Research
What is Qualitative in Qualitative Research Open
What is qualitative research? If we look for a precise definition of qualitative research, and specifically for one that addresses its distinctive feature of being "qualitative," the literature is meager. In this article we systematically …
View article: Do Synthesis Centers Synthesize? A semantic analysis of diversity and performance
Do Synthesis Centers Synthesize? A semantic analysis of diversity and performance Open
Synthesis centers are a recently-developed form of scientific organization that catalyzes and supports a form of interdisciplinary research that integrates diverse theories, methods and data across spatial or temporal scales, scientific ph…
View article: Paradigm Shift in Game Theory: Sociological Re-Conceptualization of Human Agency, Social Structure, and Agents’ Cognitive-Normative Frameworks and Action Determination Modalities
Paradigm Shift in Game Theory: Sociological Re-Conceptualization of Human Agency, Social Structure, and Agents’ Cognitive-Normative Frameworks and Action Determination Modalities Open
This article aims to present some of the initial work of developing a social science grounded game theory—as a clear alternative to classical game theory. Two distinct independent initiatives in Sociology are presented: One, a systems appr…
View article: Linking Group Theory to Social Science Game Theory: Interaction Grammars, Group Subcultures and Games for Comparative Analysis
Linking Group Theory to Social Science Game Theory: Interaction Grammars, Group Subcultures and Games for Comparative Analysis Open
This article draws on earlier work in social system theorizing and analysis—in particular, the theory of social rule systems. On the basis of this foundational work, its aim is to systematically link theories of social groups and organizat…
View article: Sociological Game Theory: Agency, Social Structures and Interaction Processes
Sociological Game Theory: Agency, Social Structures and Interaction Processes Open
Game theory can be viewed as an important contribution to multi-agent modeling, with widespread applications in economics and other social sciences. This paper presents two distinct approaches to extending – sociologizing – classical game …
View article: White power music and the mobilization of racist social movements
White power music and the mobilization of racist social movements Open
At the end of the 1970s a racist rock music movement known as White Power music emerged in Great Britain in connection with political parties of the extreme right and remains a vibrant force in racist social movements today. Throughout the…
View article: The sociology of creativity: PART III: Applications – The socio-cultural contexts of the acceptance/rejection of innovations
The sociology of creativity: PART III: Applications – The socio-cultural contexts of the acceptance/rejection of innovations Open
The three-part article of which this one is Part III is predicated on the principle that creativity is a universal activity, essential in an evolutionary perspective to adaptation and sustainability. This work on the sociology of creativit…