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Critical social theory

Summary

Craig Browne works in the area of critical social theory. He is currently finalising a book comparing influential contemporary social theories and extending his research into the relationship between recognition, symbolic power and social imaginaries. He has received funding for research comparing pragmatist notions of creative democracy with ideas of democratic creativity in contemporary French social and political thought. This research into creative democracy builds on his Ph.D. dissertation: Projects and Anticipations: a Comparative Analysis of Habermas’ and Giddens’ Conceptions of the Social.

Supervisor

Dr Craig Browne.

Research location

Sociology and Criminology, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS)

Synopsis

Research interests

  • social change
  • processes of global transformation
  • subjectivity
  • intersubjectivity
  • sociological perspectives on democracy

Additional information

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3234