Sociologists in a Global Age: Biographical PerspectivesProfessor Mathieu Deflem Sixteen leading international sociologists are brought together in this volume to share their experiences of becoming practitioners in the field. Selected for their comparative and transnational interests and experiences, the contributors include Martin Albrow, Karin Knorr Cetina, Diane E. Davis, Pierpaolo Donati, Leon Grunberg, Horst J. Helle, Eiko Ikegami, Tiankui Jing, Hyun-Chin Lim, Ewa Morawska, Richard Münch, Saskia Sassen, Joachim J. Savelsberg, Piotr Sztompka, Edward A. Tiryakian and Ruut Veenhoven. Each contributor provides an auto-biographical review of their journey into the discipline, with special attention paid to the intellectual and social-political contexts in which their work matured. Each chapter concludes with a commentary on the anticipated future direction of that particular sociological area. These original and reflective contributions provide fascinating and rare insights into the careers of sociologists living in a global age. |
Contents
About theEditor | |
The Career of a European Sociologist | |
2Going Global | |
Marginalities Comparisons Sociology | |
My Journey from the Midwestern | |
Going Digging in the Shadow of Master Categories | |
SociologyPassion and Profession | |
7The Making and Remaking of a Sociologist | |
Leon Grunberg 9Towards | |
Pierpaolo Donati | |
11For aBetter | |
My Road from Socialismto Sociology | |
MySociological Practices and Commuting Identities | |
A Journey into Sociology | |
My Efforts to Explore the Secret of Chinese Development | |
Have Sociological Passport Will Travel | |