Baboon Sociology? Commentary on Daniel Beunza's Taking the Floor

Beunza's Taking the Floor is a contribution not just to the sociology of finance, but to the social sciences more broadly. Methodologically, the book demonstrates the virtue of returning to a field site using a different research method. Theoretically, it opens up important questions concerning...

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Published in:Sociologica (Bologna) Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 71 - 75
Main Author: MacKenzie, Donald A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bologna Societa Editrice il Mulino 01.01.2022
University of Bologna
Subjects:
Actor-network theory
daniel beunza
david stark
Finance
Morality
participant observation
Research methodology
Social research
Social sciences
Sociology
sociology of finance
ISSN:1971-8853
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Summary:Beunza's Taking the Floor is a contribution not just to the sociology of finance, but to the social sciences more broadly. Methodologically, the book demonstrates the virtue of returning to a field site using a different research method. Theoretically, it opens up important questions concerning the relationship between mainstream forms of sociological analysis and actor-network theory.
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ISSN:1971-8853
DOI:10.6092/issn.1971-8853/14724