Handbook of Economic Sociology for the 21st Century

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Theoretical Perspectives and Developments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Classic Tradition in Economic Sociology

      • Richard Swedberg

      Pages 3-17

   3. Austrian and German Classics as a Foundation?

      • Gertraude Mikl-Horke

      Pages 19-31

   4. James Coleman, Social Capital, and Economic Sociology

      • Peter V. Marsden

      Pages 33-45

   5. Social Factors in the Economy: New Economic Sociology and the Mechanism Approach

      • Andrea Maurer

      Pages 47-61

   6. A French Institutionalism in Economic Sociology?

      • Pierre François

      Pages 63-77

   7. Transcending History’s Heavy Hand: The Future in Economic Action

      • Jens Beckert, Timur Ergen

      Pages 79-94

   8. The Aesthetic Moment in Markets

      • Jörg Rössel, Patrick Schenk, Sebastian Weingartner

      Pages 95-111

   9. Economization: How Neo-Liberalism Took Over Society

      • Uwe Schimank, Ute Volkmann

      Pages 113-128

3. Empirical Studies and Research Topics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. Trust and Reputation in Historical Markets and Contemporary Online Markets

      • Andreas Diekmann, Wojtek Przepiorka

      Pages 131-145

   3. How to Buy, Sell, and Trade Attention: A Sociology of (Digital) Attention Markets

      • Philipp Bachmann, Gabriele Siegert

      Pages 147-157

   4. Right to the City, Right to the Market: The Global Struggle of Informal Marketplaces

      • Helge Mooshammer

      Pages 159-176

   5. Economic Change from an Institutional Perspective

      • Sonja Opper

      Pages 177-190

   6. Financial Services Governance in the European Union (EU)

      • Lucia Quaglia

      Pages 191-203

   7. Attitudes Towards Free Market and Socialism in Ukraine: Empirical Insights in the Context of Institutional Transformation

      • Alberto Veira-Ramos, Tetiana Liubyva

      Pages 205-219

   8. Alternative Food Networks and the Socialization of Food

      • Gilles Allaire

      Pages 221-235

   9. Digital Money for Sustainable Communities: The Sardex Case

      • Giacomo Bazzani

      Pages 237-251

   10. Groups Matter: Social Embeddedness of Entrepreneurial Activity

       • Isabell Stamm

       Pages 253-268

This handbook provides an overview on major developments that occurred in the field of economic sociology after its rebirth since the 1980s in the US. It offers new insights on the uniqueness of European economic sociology compared to US economic sociology which emerged at the end of the 20^th century. The handbook presents economic sociology as a developing field which started with certain foundations as new economic sociology, widening the perspective by introducing social factors thereby focusing more on general belief systems, social forms of coordination and the relationships between society and the economy. It offers an outstanding portrait of the research field helping to identify major foundations and trajectories as well as new research perspectives for a globalized economic sociology. This makes the handbook appeal to specialized researchers of the field, researchers from other disciplines interested in economic phenomena, as well as graduate and postgraduate students.

• Classical Foundations of Economic Sociology
• Social Factors and Economic Analysis
• Theoretical Developments of Economic Sociology
• Social Capital and Economy
• Social Mechanisms
• Conventions and Social Practices in the Economy
• Economic Sociology in Europe
• Social Structuration of Special Markets
• Alternative Forms of Production
• Economic Sustainability and Responsibility
• Economic Crises and the Financial System
• Societal Views on Economy

• FB IV - Soziologie, Universitat Trier, Trier, Germany

  Andrea Maurer

Andrea Maurer is Professor of Sociology with a focus on Economic Sociology at the University of Trier, Germany. She is the author of numerous books and articles on sociological theory and economic sociology.

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