This study analyses the influence of the actions undertaken by representatives of society in conveying demands for public policies. The object of the study is the National Tourism Council. Social network and field approaches were used with the goal of investigating how councilors engage with...

This study analyses the influence of the actions undertaken by representatives of society in conveying demands for public policies. The object of the study is the National Tourism Council. Social network and field approaches were used with the goal of investigating how councilors engage with...

Bourdieu is an exceptional reader of the works of art from a sociological perspective and social structures themselves, as are represented in these works. His approach is to interpret the style itself with social structures in mind. Not surprisingly, he speaks of social strategies of writing....

The contribution focuses on the fate of two poor, hard-working communities in northern and western India. At first glance they look different. Yet the argument is that they underwent a parallel evolution. They have continuously lost their stable or permanent positions in the field of work. This...