Socjologia analityczna jako uniwersalny program badawczy umozliwiajacy głebokie wyjasnienie zjawisk spolecznych i skuteczne projektowanie polityk pub.
Analytical sociology as a universal research programme explaining social phenomena and eff ective policy making

Summary/Abstract: Th e abundance of theoretical approaches in sociology does not translate into explanatory potential of this discipline which nowadays too often fi nds mere description suffi cient. Th e proposition of an “analytical sociology paradigm” stems from the disappointment with the indolence of sociology as a science unable to provide causal explanations. Th e paradigm is based on the concept of structural individualism and assumes that a characteristic of a collective can be derived from a set of characteristics of individuals which are mediated by the social structure. By setting “a social mechanism” as the central element of the explanatory process, this research programme eff ectively links micro and macrosphere of human activity and its consequences, regardless of whether they are planned or purposively rational. As such, “the analytical sociology” gives hope for a better, more accurate evaluation and design of public policies.

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