Uncertainty and the Social Order of the Economy: Introduction to the Economic Sociology of Jens Beckert Beyond Embeddedness. Economic Sociology as a Historical Theory of Society (Interview with Jens Beckert)

• Authors: Felipe Gonzalez , Marcin Serafin
• Languages of publication: EN
• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Socjologiczne
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 3(226)
• Pages: 239-256

Contributors

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Felipe Gonzalez

• Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration

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Marcin Serafin

• Max Planck Partner Group for Sociology of Economic Life IFiS PAN

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