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Edited by François Depelteau and Christopher Powell, this volume and its companion, Applying Relational Sociology: Networks, Relations, addresses fundamental questions about what relational sociology is and how it works.

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Conceptualizing Relational Sociology

10.1057/9781137342652 - Conceptualizing Relational Sociology, Edited by Christopher Powell and François Dépelteau

10.1057/9781137342652 - Conceptualizing Relational Sociology, Edited by Christopher Powell and François Dépelteau

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Ontological and Theoretical Issues Edited by Christopher Powell and François Dépelteau

10.1057/9781137342652 - Conceptualizing Relational Sociology, Edited by Christopher Powell and François Dépelteau

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Conceptualizing Relational Sociology

CONCEPTUALIZING RELATIONAL sOCIOLOGY

Copyright © Christopher Powell and François Dépelteau, 2013. All rights reserved.

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List of Figures and Table Introduction Christopher Powell and François Dépelteau

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Feminist Preludes to Relational Sociology Sarah Redshaw

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Relational Sociology and Historical Materialism: Three Conversation Starters Kenneth Fish

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Relational Sociology, Theoretical Inhumanism, and the Problem of the Nonhuman Craig McFarlane

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Advancing Sociology through a Focus on Dynamic Relations Debbie Kasper

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Norbert Elias on Relations: Insights and Perspectives Charalambos Tsekeris

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Critical Strategies for Implementing a Relational Sociological Paradigm: Elias, Bourdieu, and Uncivilized Sociological Theoretical Struggles Christopher Thorpe

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Interactions, Juxtapositions, and Tastes: Conceptualizing “Relations” in Relational Sociology Nick Crossley Collective Reflexivity: A Relational Case for It Margaret S. Archer

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