Sociological Theory

Mission Statement

Sociological Theory publishes work in all areas of theory, including new substantive theories, history of theory, metatheory, formal theory construction, and synthetic contributions. Although aimed at a sociological readership, its orientation is pluralistic and it welcomes contributions by scholars in other fields. Peer reviewed and published quarterly, Sociological Theory is renowned for featuring the best international research and scholarship.

Editors: Mustafa Emirbayer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ISSN: 0735-2751
Quarterly: March, June, September, December

Authors' Corner

Selected Journal Articles

Theorizing Region: Links to Ethnicity, Nation, and Race John D. Skrentny, March 2020

Ending the Stalemate: Toward a Theory of Anthro-Shift Dana R. Fisher and Andrew K. Jorgenson, December 2019

Talking Your Self into It: How and When Accounts Shape Motivation for Action Daniel Winchester and Kyle D. Green, September 2019

Overflowing Channels: How Democracy Didn’t Work as Planned (and Perhaps a Good Thing It Didn’t) John Markoff, June 2019

Towards a Dynamic Theory of Civil Society: The Politics of Forward and Backward Infiltration Steven Klein and Cheol-Sung Lee, March 2019

Against Teleology in the Study of Race: Toward the Abolition of the Progress Paradigm Louise Seamster and Victor Ray, December 2018

The Emergence of Statistical Objectivity: Changing Ideas of Epistemic Vice and Virtue in Science Jeremy Freese and David Peterson, September 2018

How to Read The Wealth of Nations (or Why the Division of Labor Is More Important Than Competition in Adam Smith) Jonathan Hearn, June 2018

The Love of Neuroscience: A Sociological Account Gabriel Abend, March 2018

Placing Collaborative Circles in Strategic Action Fields: Explaining Differences between Highly Creative Groups* John N. Parker and Ugo Corte, December 2017

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