Conceptual innovation in environmental sociology

The Sociology of Innovation

Technological innovation is a phenomenon that has been explored from a variety of perspectives, most prominently from the perspective of economics. Recently scholars from organizational and economic sociology have begun to explore innovation. In your view, does this research offer a coherent perspective on innovation? Of what value is an organizational and economic sociology perspective on inno...

Hierarchy Theory in Sociology, Ecology, and Resource Management: A Conceptual Model for Natural Resource or Environmental Sociology and Socioecological Systems

A sociology of environmental representation

A sociology of environmental representation. Access to the published version may require subscription. The environment cannot plead its own case but must be represented. The aim of this paper is to elaborate on the concept of representation and demonstrate its relevance for environmental sociology. Drawing on Pitkin's classic work on representation, we discuss representation as both 'acting for...

Department of Sociology Centre for Research in Economic Sociology and Innovation

Critical Essay ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY AND THE EXPLANATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM