Guest Editors' Introduction: Comparative-Historical Sociology as Antidote to the 'Crackpot Realism' of the Twenty-First Century

Alex Law; Stephen Mennell

Guest Editors' Introduction: Comparative-Historical Sociology as Antidote to the 'Crackpot Realism' of the Twenty-First Century

Authors

Alex Law Abertay University
Stephen Mennell University College Dublin

Abstract

The common theme of the articles in this special issue of Human Figurations is to argue, contrary to the predominant outlook of contemporary sociology, that comparative-historical perspectives are both indispensable and useful in sociological research.

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Published

2017-09-01

How to Cite

Law, A., & Mennell, S. (2017). Guest Editors’ Introduction: Comparative-Historical Sociology as Antidote to the ’Crackpot Realism’ of the Twenty-First Century. Human Figurations, 6(2). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/hf/article/view/5400