Historical Sociology - 2nd semester
Code
711081078
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Jorge Miguel Pedreira
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. Understanding of the inherent historicity og the objct of sociology, so as to overcome the commonsense dichotomy of history as the science of particular and sociology as science of the general;
2. Knowledge and understanding of historical sociology´s main outlooks, namely, long term social change and comparative analysis;
3. A genetic undertsanding of modernities, underpinned by complex and historical sociological causality;
4. Ability to communicate historical sociological knowledge in an accurate and significant way.
Prerequisites
To have accomplished a minimum of 48 ECTS credits
Subject matter
1. Foundations of a historical sociology.
2. The construction of modernity(ies).
2.1. Western modernity and \"multiple modernities\".
2.2. Capitalism.
2.2.1. The historical formation of capitalism, the capitalist action and the spirit of capitalism.
2.2.2. Markets and world-economies.
2.2.3. \"Industrial revolutions\", the \"great transformation\" and the role of states in building and regulating the social order of capitalism.
2.3. The state.
2.3.1. Rationalisation, bureaucratisation and the monopoly of legitimate coertion.
2.3.2. The sociogenesis of the state. From the Royal House to the Modern State
2.3.3. Modern state and socia and political revolutions.
2.3.4. Paths to political modernisation.
2.4. The nation and nationalisms.
2.4.1. Modernist and Primordialist theories of nationalism.
2.4.2. National Identity
2.4.2. Sociopolitical chang and historical mutaions of nationalism.
3. Current agenda and perspectives of Historical Sociology
Bibliography
Abrams, P. (1982). Historical sociology. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Barrington Moore Jr. (2010). As origens sociais da ditadura e da democracia. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Braudel, F. (1992). A dinâmica do capitalismo. Lisboa: Teorema.
Eisenstadt, S.N. (2007). Múltiplas Modernidades: Ensaios. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte.
Elias, N. (1989). O processo civilizacional: Investigações sociogenéticas e psicogenéticas. Vol 1. Lisboa: Presença.
Hobsbawm, E. (2004). A questão do nacionalismo. Lisboa: Terramar.
Polanyi, K. (2012). A grande transformação. Lisboa: Edições 70.
Skocpol, T. (1985). Estados e revoluções sociais: Análise comparativa da França, Rússia e China. Lisboa: Presença.
Smith,A.D. (2001). Nacionalismo, Lisboa, Teorema.
Weber, M. (1983). A ética protestante e o espírito do capitalismo. Lisboa: Presença.
Teaching method
Lectures, supported by readings, transfer knowledge and promote the understanding about all the syllabus topics (objectives 1 through 3). Practical classwork, besides supporting and assessing the understanding of mandatory readings (objectives 1 though 3) promote and assess the accurate and meaningful communication of acquired knowledge (objective 4). The final written test assesses the acquisition of all the objectives of the curricular unit.
Evaluation method
Evaluation draws on the practical class exercises (average of the five best grades) (40%) and one final individual test written in class covering all the syllabus matters at rhe end of the term (60%) .