This issue of SER contains three articles on public sociology and economic sociology, which all have their origin in a session on this theme that was held at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in August 2006 in Montreal. The reason for organizing this session was a sense that ‘new economic sociology’ has ignored many of the issues that are associated with the term ‘publ...

Do all disciplines fret over the state of their own intellectual and policy-relevant health? Is it a symptom of our hyper-reflexive and confessional times that collective anxiety has to be rehearsed over the track record, and present and projected performance of a group of scholars? Medical sociology’s lengthy reflections on the state of its own practice are recognizable as part of a more gener...

1. Sociology's Relevance to International Relations 2. Historical Origins of Sociological Thought 3. Historical Sociology 4. The Historical Sociology of the State and International Relations 5. Principles of Historical Sociology 6. Problems with Historical Sociology 7. Sociology of Globalization 8. Global Versus Historical Sociology? 9. The Future Sociological Agenda in International Relations ...

The sociology of organizations has ignored the evolution of and variation in enterprise rules, budget sys. terns and accounting rules. This paper takes a broad approach to accounting rules, arguing that they are related to large variations in enterprise forms and in industry problen~s. The rule making and enforcement apparatus of modern society is described. Both external and internal aspects o...

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the issue working conditions and risk management in organizations. To do this, we will first analyze classical methods analysis used by sociology; secondly, address new risks that arise under forms work organization; and, thirdly, cite theories incorporate field organizational management. All combining a rich theoretical discussion taking theory Ülrich...

“This paper deals with measurement of the energy and pollution costs associated with various budgetary categories, including defense, education and other nondefense components of expenditure . . . . Empirical estimates show that budgetary reallocation away from defense can result in important reductions in energy-use and pollution emissions.” Cebon, Peter. “Corporate Obstacles to Pollution Prev...

Motivation in the work context can be defined as an individual's degree of willingness to exert and maintain an effort towards organizational goals. Health sector performance is critically dependent on worker motivation, with service quality, efficiency, and equity, all directly mediated by workers' willingness to apply themselves to their tasks. Resource availability and worker competence are ...

The programme of analytical sociology brings sharp focus to fundamental issues insociology as a scientific discipline. Its practitioners offer a clear paradigm of how sociologicalexplanations ought to proceed, from individual actors to social outcomes. This essay considerslimitations of the approach as a general framework for all sociological research, however. Theessay surveys ...