Discourse-oriented Historical Sociology. Mass Movements, Revolutions and Democratizations in Charles Tilly’s Historical Sociology and Historical Disco Cover Image

Zorientowana na dyskurs socjologia historyczna. Ruchy masowe, rewolucje i demokratyzacje W socjologii historycznej Charlesa Tilly’ego a historyczne an
Discourse-oriented Historical Sociology. Mass Movements, Revolutions and Democratizations in Charles Tilly’s Historical Sociology and Historical Disco

Author(s): Wiktor Marzec
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: historical sociology; social movements; revolution; democratization; discourse analysis; discourse; discourse theory; Charles Tilly

Summary/Abstract: Turbulent social changes such as revolutions, mass movements or processes of democratization were major topics for the classical historical sociology. Its leading proponents such as Charles Tilly or Theda Skocpol were generally receptive towards paradigmatic shifts in social sciences and the humanities. However, their receptions of linguistic and cultural turn were limited if not flawed. This article attempts to rethink classical research questions of Tilly’s historical sociology from the perspective of discourse-oriented epistemological and ontological shift. The paper presents relevant insights from various research disciplines concerning discourse theory and historical discourse analysis and offers a way of their cross-fertilization. It is also an attempt to reconstruct and rearticulate historical sociology as a discourse oriented theoretical and methodological perspective.

  • Issue Year: 218/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 103-126
  • Page Count: 24
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