When analysing any social phenomenon, encounters among different social science disciplines and fields of investigation dispersed over time and space may well produce illusory rapprochements. Such encounters nevertheless have great potential for producing truly common knowledge. In matters of...

In keeping with the dual nature of the monetary relationship, crises may take on two polar-opposite forms: the resurgence of either centralising or fragmenting trends. Both also upset the fragile balance that the hierarchised system has brought about. But, contrary to what a casual inspection...

The way in which we conceive of society is a product of our own individual experience, which in turn is shaped by our social relations. The inextricable duality of individual and society takes the most diverse forms over time and in space. One may very well have doubts as to the possibility of...