The call for indigenous sociology is a discussion that reflects reactions to the Eurocentric character of Western and alternative proposals. According advocates this call, sociology, based on social historical experiences societies, do not allow understanding non-Western societies have different backgrounds from West, it also against their interests. It creates intellectual dependence inequalit...

The vague, yet undoubtedly desirable, notion of sustainability has been discussed and debated by many natural and social scientists. We argue that mainstream conceptions of sustainability, and the related concept of sustainable development, are mired in a “pre-analytic vision” that naturalizes capitalist social relations, closes off important questions regarding economic growth, and thus limits...

Contrary to current tendencies, the founders of sociology as a discipline regarded the sociology of law as an integral part of social theory. Law and its historical variations were treated by them as constitutive components of social life. This can be demonstrated especially with regard to Émile Durkheim and Max Weber. It also provides an opportunity to highlight the diVerences between these au...

In the course of recent debates, Ibn Khaldun has been (re-)claimed not as a precursor, but one “founding fathers” sociology. This entails suspicion that Khaldun’s legacy, especially his Muqaddima an important reference in foundational phase modern European sociology, sidelined construction sociological canon and thus remains unacknowledged source today. paper presents historical case South-Nort...

There is a great deal to welcome in Michael Burawoy's plea for public sociology. For one thing, sociologists can have an impact on public affairs, and in the varied ways in which he suggests. The role played by European sociology in ending capital punishment seems to me exemplary, and I have no doubt but that basic morality should lead sociologists into active engagement when they clearly have ...

Over the past 20 years, numerous scholars have called upon social scientists to consider colonial contexts within which sociology, anthropology and ethnology were institutionalised in Europe beyond. We explain how historical sociologists historians of international law, sociology can develop a global intellectual history what we call ‘sciences international’ by paying attention political ideas ...

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 ...