Wirtschaft in der New Economic Sociology

Sparsam, Jan

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“…Despite its dedifferentiational impetus, major strands of NES subtly build on the dichotomy between the economic and the noneconomic (cf. Sparsam, 2015). Ambivalence, i.e.…”

Section: Economic Sociology and The Implicit Omnipresence Of Ambivalencementioning

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Unravelling ambivalence: A field-theoretical approach to moralised markets

Suckert

2017

Current Sociology

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Moralised markets are often referred to as ethical consumption markets. They are supposed to relieve a source of major distress in capitalist societies: the conflict between morality and economy. But under what conditions do these markets grow, and when do they stagnate? Deviating from the dominant focus on external constraints, this article emphasises the intrinsic ambivalence of moralised markets. Being caught between moral and economic exigencies becomes an obstacle for market growth. The article addresses 'unravelling ambivalence' on two levels. First, a field-theoretical framework is used to unravel the concept of ambivalence. Inspired by Pierre Bourdieu, the article proposes introducing ambivalence as an analytical category in economic sociology. Second, a historic study based on correspondence analysis depicts the development of the German organic milk market. What distinguishes growth from stagnation is the degree of ambivalence within this market. Only if opposition is mitigated and ambivalence unravels into a more pluralistic field structure does the transition from niche to mass market become viable.

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“…Despite its dedifferentiational impetus, major strands of NES subtly build on the dichotomy between the economic and the noneconomic (cf. Sparsam, 2015). Ambivalence, i.e.…”

Section: Economic Sociology and The Implicit Omnipresence Of Ambivalencementioning

confidence: 99%

Unravelling ambivalence: A field-theoretical approach to moralised markets

Suckert

2017

Current Sociology

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“…Parallel to neoclassical economics attaining the status of preeminent approach within the larger field of economics, during the 1980s as the decade that has come to be associated with the rise of neoliberalism, economic sociologists started to try to produce "better" knowledge of the economy than neoclassical economists were claimed to be able to, but remained too closely tied to the tools and frameworks of the latter, transposed into sociology, and in fact incapable to escape from the draw of economics. See Sparsam (2015). On differences and tensions between economics and sociology as social sciences with competing, yet divergent claims to scientific validity and importance, see Fourcade, Ollion, and Algan (2015).…”

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Which Capital, Which Marx? Basic Income between Mainstream Economics, Critical Theory, and the Logic of Capital

Dahms

2015

Basic Income Studies

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Piketty (2014) combines neoclassical economic theory and Keynesianism with an appreciation of how economic patterns and processes are tied to concrete socio-historical circumstances, and exemplifies how economists should compute in their models the socio-cultural costs accompanying economic growth and development. Piketty's concern with trends in economic inequality, returns from capital, and economic growth, addresses issues is also consistent with Marx's critique of political economy. While Piketty deems Marx's theory overly simplistic, Piketty's contention that modern democratic nation-states should confront the problem of increasing economic inequality exaggerates governments' ability to regulate the economy today. Basic income is indicative both of the diminished capacity of states to promote social welfare via established policy strategies, and the heightened need to scrutinize the specific logic of capital in the twenty-first century. Recent reinterpretations of Marx affirm the need to resist orthodox, dogmatic and non-critical readings of his analysis of the inner workings of capitalism, and are consonant with the idea of basic income.The fact is that we're living in a political era in which facts don't matter. This doesn't mean that those of us who care about evidence should stop seeking it out. But we should be realistic in our expectations, and not expect even the most decisive evidence to make much difference.Paul Krugman (2015)

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“…Neckel, 2008, Boltanski and Chiapello, 2003or Mau, 2017. Due to their often rather specific focus on the dynamics within particular markets, as well as a strong orientation in cooperation and coordination rather than conflict (critically: Sparsam, 2015), contributions from the field of New Economic Sociology are also not at the center of this text. Historically, market economies show a structural tendency to foster stratification with regards to social positions and distribution of income (i.e.…”

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German Sociology on Capitalism, Inequality and Democracy – A critical review

Seeliger¹

2018

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Wirtschaft in der New Economic Sociology

Cited by 26 publications

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Unravelling ambivalence: A field-theoretical approach to moralised markets

Unravelling ambivalence: A field-theoretical approach to moralised markets

Which Capital, Which Marx? Basic Income between Mainstream Economics, Critical Theory, and the Logic of Capital

German Sociology on Capitalism, Inequality and Democracy – A critical review

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