Chasing Society
by Dr. Dominik Döllinger
This podcast explores social theory and social thought to better understand the society we live in. It is hosted by Dr. Dominik Döllinger, researcher at the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (SCORE) and lecturer at Örebro University, Sweden.
Episodes
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Max Weber's 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' (Part 2)
In this episode, we continue our close examination of Max Weber’s famous study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and will perhaps end up learning something about the history of Protestantism as well. Exciting stuff! I use the following translation of the original text from 1904…
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Max Weber's 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' (Part 1)
In this episode, we begin a close examination of Max Weber’s famous study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. The text is surrounded by half-truths, myths, and so-called “common knowledge,” much of which we can hopefully debunk, nuance, and correct through careful reading. So, what...
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Max Weber on the Rise of Rational Capitalism
In the episode, I outline Max Weber's idea of modern, rational capitalism. What defines it and what makes it rational? References: Carruthers, B. G., & Espeland, W. N. (1991). Accounting for Rationality: Double-Entry Bookkeeping and the Rhetoric of Economic Rationality. American Journal of...
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Max Weber on Domination, Law and the Rational State
In the third episode in my series about the rationalization of society, I will attend to another important manifestation of the rationalization process that Max Weber outlined: the rational state. What does it mean for states to be rational, and what is the relation between the rational state and...
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Max Weber on Modern Bureaucracy
In this episode we are getting serious. We are going to talk about Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy and we are going to find out why bureaucracy is one of the most important rationalizing forces in the rationalized society. And please be careful, you might even learn something about the history…
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The Rationalization of Society: Prologue
In this podcast series, I want to take a deep dive into the rationalization of society. In this first episode, I want to set the stage for this series and answer a simple question: What do sociologists mean when they speak of the rationalization of society? This episode is a general introduction…
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Pierre Bourdieu on the Peasant and His Body
In this episode, I will attend to one of the lesser known texts of Pierre Bourdieu: The Peasant and His Body. The text was published as a chapter in Bourdieu's last book and as a separate article in the journal Ethnography. The body takes centerstage in this ethnographic analysis of the lifeworld...
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Simmel's Metropolis and The Mental Life (1903)
In this episode, I attend to Simmel's famous text The Metropolis and The Mental Life which was published in 1903. It seems as if this one has aged pretty well and may still be a valid description of the urban lifestyle.
About this show
This podcast explores social theory and social thought to better understand the society we live in. It is hosted by Dr. Dominik Döllinger, researcher at the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (SCORE) and lecturer at Örebro University, Sweden.
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