Field theory. Fligstin N., Makadam D.

The book summarizes the significant ideas of the theory of social movements, organizational theory, economic and political sociology for building a general theory of social organization and strategic action. Understanding of social changes and social order is asserted by Neil Fligstin and Dag Macadam, possibly through the prism of the concept of strategic field fields, which are universal building blocks of political and economic life, civil society and the state, as well as a fundamental form of order in the modern world. The fields are embedded in another and are connected with each other in a wider environment, consisting of countless neighboring, intersecting and interdependent fields. The basis of the theory of fields is the concept of social skill, which reflects the ability of social actors to strategic actions. The abstract principles of the theory are demonstrated by specific examples.

Thanks to the new and bold approach, the “Theory of Fields” offers a conceptually verified and practically applicable way of understanding and understanding the social order and social changes, as well as their relationship in modern complex societies. < /p>