Journal of Classical Sociology
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I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom

Journal ISSN: 1468795X, 17412897

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

History: 2001-2021

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The Journal of Classical Sociology publishes peerreviewed cuttingedge articles that will command general respect within the academic community. The aim of the Journal of Classical Sociology is to demonstrate scholarly excellence in the study of the sociological tradition. The journal elucidates the origins of sociology and also demonstrates how the classical tradition renews the sociological imagination in the present day. The journal is a critical but constructive reflection on the roots and formation of sociology from the Enlightenment to the 21st century. The Journal of Classical Sociology promotes discussions of early social theory such as Hobbesian contract theory through the 19th and early 20thcentury classics associated with the thought of Comte Marx Durkheim Weber Simmel Veblen. Pareto and Mosca through to contemporary work such as network theory and transformations in social systems theory.The Journal of Classical Sociology publishes papers that explore the intellectually contested nature of social theory. Although sociology is the primary focus of the journal interdisciplinary contributionsfor instance from psychoanalysis economics political theory anthropology and cultural studiesare welcome. The Journal of Classical Sociology features special review articles on key thinkers and debates. In addition it publishes extended review articles to encourage critical discussion of newly published work.