Institutions: a promising topic insufficiently clarified
- Авторлар: Šubrt J.1
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Мекемелер:
- Charles University
- Шығарылым: Том 22, № 2 (2022)
- Беттер: 249-258
- Бөлім: Theory, Methodology and History of Sociological Research
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2313-2272/article/view/323085
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2272-2022-22-2-249-258
- ID: 323085
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Аннотация
The basic question of sociology is what sets of rules and order are used in society and how they are maintained. One possible answer is based on the concept of institutions, which still provokes theoretical discussions due to, among other things, a certain ambiguity, since the term ‘institution’ is, figuratively speaking, shrouded in a kind of fog that prevents it from being captured in any direct, clear way. Today, ambitions of philosophy, political science, anthropology or mathematical game theory, which try to solve this problem outside the sociological framework, contribute to the deepening of the ambiguities surrounding the concept of institutions. Some approaches tend to define institutions as a cyber black box with inputs and outputs, whose working remains largely hidden (especially philosophical and mathematical approaches strive to find some common universal principle or even mathematical formula). From the perspective of general sociological theory, the article considers the topic of institutions. The author identifies this topic as a central issue that needs to be reconsidered in sociology. The starting point of the article is the analysis of concepts related to the topic, their definitions and paradigmatic integration. In the following part, the author considers the theoretical interpretations in the works of Peter Berger, Thomas Luckmann, John Searle, and the concepts inspired by game theories and rational behaviour theories. After that, ten basic issues of the current approaches are identified. The author pays particular attention to the fact that methodological individualism tends to dominate, which explains the ignorance of certain issues, especially of a holistic and macro-social nature, thus, leading to some problematic simplifications. The article shows what needs to be changed in the current social-scientific thinking on institutions in order to develop a more appropriate starting point for the further development of sociological theory.
Авторлар туралы
J. Šubrt
Charles University
Хат алмасуға жауапты Автор.
Email: jiri.subrt@ff.cuni.cz
доктор философии, профессор факультета гуманитарных наук
U Kříže, 8, Praha 5, 15800, Czech RepublicӘдебиет тізімі
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