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Relational Sociology and the Globalized Society

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The basic thesis of this contribution consists in claiming that globalization is bringing about a new “way of making society,”1 which needs a new sociology to be better understood and explained. Current sociology lacks a vision of how society can exceed itself.

Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Bologna, Italy. E-mail address: pierpaolo.donatiunibo.it

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Donati, P. (2013). Relational Sociology and the Globalized Society. In: Dépelteau, F., Powell, C. (eds) Applying Relational Sociology. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137407009_1

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