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The Paradigm of Social Interaction

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The Paradigm of Social Interaction

By: Nikolai Genov

The monograph The Paradigm of Social Interaction presents a paradigmatic synthesis in sociology. This is a reaction to the growing paradigmatic divisions in the discipline and an attempt at fostering the cumulative development of sociological knowledge. The suggested conceptual fusion includes micro-sociological interaction theories, recent theories of organizational interactions and the experience from the study on global trends. The intention is to support the building and explanatory application of middle-range theories in all action spheres and at all micro-, mezzo- and macro-social structural levels. The paradigmatic synthesis is developed around five analytical concepts of the determinants of social interactions: environmental, technological, economic, political and cultural complexes. Another conceptual framework fostering explanations consists of social actors, relations and processes as key parameters of the social interaction paradigm. The book also examines the COVID pandemic as a multidimensional crisis, applying the synthetic paradigm as a heuristic tool and knowledge-organizing framework. It is used in the studies on social innovations, societal transformations and global social trends as well. The book will be of interest to researchers, university teachers and doctoral and master's students in the fields of sociology, social theory, critical sociology, philosophy of social sciences, innovation and societal transformation studies.

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1000478505

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Challenges of Individualization

By: Nikolai Genov

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Challenges of Individualization

By: Nikolai Genov

This book critically engages with a series of provocative questions that ask: Why are contemporary societies so dependent on constructive and destructive effects of individualization? Is this phenomenon only related to the ‘second’ or ‘late’ modernity? Can the concept of individualization be productively used for developing a sociological diagnosis of our time? The innovative answers suggested in this book are focused on two types of challenges accompanying the rise of individualization. First, that it is caused by controversial changes in social structures and action patterns. Second, that the effects of individualization question varieties of the common good. Both challenges have a long history but reached critical intensity in advanced contemporary societies in the context of current globalization.

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134995828X

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Global Trends in Eastern Europe

By: Nikolai Genov

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Global Trends in Eastern Europe

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In this thought-provoking book, Nikolai Genov presents a systematic description and explanation of Eastern European societal transformations after 1989 as a consequence of global trends.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409409651

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Challenges of Individualization

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Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

By: Nikolai Genov,Anna Krasteva

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Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

By: Nikolai Genov,Anna Krasteva

The introduction, by Nikolai Genov, looks at the challenges posed by two transformations: the experiment with communism, which ended in failure, and the current transition to a market economy and pluralist politics. Genov concludes that the major reason for Bulgaria's critical situation is the powerlessness of its state institutions. Considering life-style, fertility, leisure and consumption, inequality, religion, economic institutions, ethnicity, norms of conduct, and family, as well as other trends, Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960B1995 is the first comprehensive presentation of the major transformations that characterize Bulgaria at the turn of the century. The contributors not only consider a broad range of social phenomena but provide an in-depth analysis of social change. This national profile provides more data supporting the hypothesis of diversification, rather than convergence, in modern societies, a hypothesis proposed by the Comparative Charting of Social Change group after documenting social change in many countries.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773568255

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The Paradigm of Social Interaction

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Global Trends in Eastern Europe

By: Professor Nikolai Genov

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Global Trends in Eastern Europe

By: Professor Nikolai Genov

Eastern Europe was once clearly defined by the centralized political and economic organization of the societies in the region. They shared the same official ideology and were members of the same alliances. After 1989, the region collapsed in an economic, political and cultural implosion. What were the moving forces of this profound change? What are its consequences? Could we try to reasonably foresee any future developments? In this thought-provoking book, Nikolai Genov presents a systematic description and explanation of Eastern European societal transformations after 1989. They are interpreted as adaptations to four global trends; upgrading the rationality of organizations; individualization; spreading of instrumental activism; and universalization of value-normative systems. Adaptations to these trends have generally been successful. However, Genov notes that the process is marked by many failures as well. They are mostly caused by path dependency in the societal development and by the varying quality of relevant decisions, other destructive developments are due to contradictions in the global trends themselves. Guided by the assumption that the societal and supranational integration mechanisms in Eastern Europe before 1989 could not resist the overwhelming power of global trends, Genov's controversial findings question visions about the end of history and simultaneously strengthen the confidence that most complex macro-social processes can be rationally managed. A timely book allowing for a much needed engagement in contemporary debates on the controversial processes in Eastern European transitions.

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Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

By: Nikolai Genov,Anna Krasteva

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Book's by Nikolai Genov

The Paradigm of Social Interaction

The Paradigm of Social Interaction

Challenges of Individualization

Challenges of Individualization

Global Trends in Eastern Europe

Global Trends in Eastern Europe

Challenges of Individualization

Challenges of Individualization

Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

The Paradigm of Social Interaction

The Paradigm of Social Interaction

Global Trends in Eastern Europe

Global Trends in Eastern Europe

Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

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