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Article Dans Une Revue Current Sociology Année : 2022

Towards a Weberian sociology of intentional communities

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Among the alternatives to contemporary capitalism being explored today, intentional communities merit particular attention. While German sociologist Max Weber is one of the most original theorists of community, his work has been used very unevenly in the analysis of intentional communities. However, a Weberian point of view on this subject can be developed. This article begins by discussing the status of communities in Weber’s writings, and goes on to make note of the very meagre use of these references in North American sociological work on intentional communities. Examining some foundational research carried out in France during the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the results of a survey conducted in North American intentional communities, the article deploys a Weberian sociology of religious institutions to broaden the scope of the analysis of community utopias.

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Sociologie
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hal-03518211 , version 1 (09-01-2022)

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Michel Lallement. Towards a Weberian sociology of intentional communities. Current Sociology, 2022, 73 (3), pp.001139212097544. ⟨10.1177/0011392120975444⟩. ⟨hal-03518211⟩
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