 Configurational social science. Chapter 20 in The Atlas of Social Complexity, 2024, pp 252-287 from Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: This chapter introduces the new field of configurational social science, which sits at the heart of our argument throughout this tour, from its approach to complexity and methods to its embrace of the social science turn. We explore the two major schools of thought which configurational social science is comprised: intersectionality and case-based configurational thinking. This includes examining their unique approaches to complex causality, including the various camps within and across these two fields; a review of scholars working to bridge these ideas with the complexity sciences and the study of social complexity; assembling the theoretical framing upon which this bridge is being built; grounding all of the above in a much-needed critical complexity that addresses issues of social justice and inequalities. The chapter concludes with a review of two scholars widely recognized for doing the work we see as most promising, namely Sylvia Walby and David Byrne. Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Innovations and Technology; Politics and Public Policy Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy; Teaching Methods; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:19387_20 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing |
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