Societal Steering in Theoretical Perspective: ‘Social Becoming’ as an Analytical Solution

• Authors: Borut Rončević , Matej Makarovič
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The authors are tackling the issue of strategic steering ofmodern societies. Strategic processes are social processes, eventuating in a special field between individual and collective actors and the emergent social structures. The analysis must therefore take both micro and macro level into account. Social dimensions of these processes can be explained by the “social becoming” approach to the analysis of social reality. Within this approach strategy is located on the level of agency, between individuality and totality. This is the reason for “path-dependent” nature of strategic processes and of development, implying “choice within constraints” approach. Strategic actors have freedom of strategic choice, but this choice is constrained by the social structures and culture.

Keywords

EN

strategic steering; social processes; strategy; social becoming; systems theory

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
• Journal: Polish Sociological Review
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 176
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 457-468

Dates

published

2011-12-14

Contributors

author

Borut Rončević

• The School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica

author

Matej Makarovič

• The School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica