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The Rationalization of Society: Max Weber on Modern Bureaucracy

2024-05-0351:42

In this episode we are getting serious. We are going to talk about Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy and we are going to find out why bureaucracy is one of the most important rationalizing forces in the rationalized society. And please be careful, you might even learn something about the history of Prussia and the German Empire. Summary of the previous episode and introduction to this one starts at minute 2.14.Section 1 starts at minute 6.28.Section 2 starts at minute 2...

The Rationalization of Society: Prologue

2024-03-2218:16

In this podcast series, I want to take a deep dive into the rationalization of society. In this first episode, I want to set the stage for this series and answer a simple question: What do sociologists mean when they speak of the rationalization of society? This episode is a general introduction to the topic and I’ve kept it as short as possible so you can smoothly immerse yourself in this complex phenomenon. If you enjoy it, please be sure to follow this show on your preferred streaming...

Back from the Academic Trenches (with a new series)

2024-03-0801:42

I’m glad to announce that the Chasing Society podcast will soon be back with new episodes. I haven't had the time to write and produce new material lately due to many professional commitments and the never-ending hustle of navigating academia's twists and turns. But now that I've emerged from the academic trenches, I've decided it's time to get back and produce new material. I’m very happy to tell you that I am currently cooking up an entire podcast series about a phenomenon that we soci...

Surrogacy, Technology, Economics - An Interview with Ingvill Stuvøy

2022-10-1401:05:14

In this episode, I talk to Ingvill Stuvøy about surrogacy, technology and the economics behind it...and about Karl Marx. Yes!

City of Men: An Interview with Romit Chowdhury

2022-05-1550:48

An interview with Romit Chowdhury about men, masculinity and city life. Romit is currently based at the University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Reading recommendations will follow soon.

Pierre Bourdieu on the Peasant and His Body

2021-11-2725:081

In this episode, I will attend to one of the lesser known texts of Pierre Bourdieu: The Peasant and His Body. The text was published as a chapter in Bourdieu's last book and as a separate article in the journal Ethnography. The body takes centerstage in this ethnographic analysis of the lifeworld of the peasant in Bourdieu's home region of Béarn.

Simmel's Metropolis and The Mental Life (1903)

2021-05-2426:57

In this episode, I attend to Simmel's famous text The Metropolis and The Mental Life which was published in 1903. It seems as if this one has aged pretty well and may still be a valid description of the urban lifestyle.

Émile Durkheim on Social Facts

2020-09-1514:22

This episode zooms in on Durkheim's concept of social facts as outlined in The Rules of the Sociological Method.

Georg Simmel's Formal Sociology

2020-09-0614:02

In this episode, I introduce Georg Simmel's idea of a 'formal sociology' and use his ideas about 'conflict' and 'the stranger' as an example.

Max Weber - The Reign of Rationality

2020-09-0416:38

Welcome to the first part of my introduction to Max Weber. This episode introduces and illustrates some of his most important concepts and gives a short and concise summary of his most famous work: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.

Sociologists - Children of the Revolution

2020-09-0204:50

Karl Marx - Alienation

2020-09-0204:14

Émile Durkheim

2020-09-0134:42

In this episode we are taking a first look at the sociology of Émile Durkheim, one of sociologies founding fathers.

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