From anomie to order – structural roots and values underpinning anomie in capitalist societies and its political consequences
European Journal of Social Theory
Published online on July 18, 2025
Abstract
European Journal of Social Theory, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 185-206, May 2026.
Drawing on classical sociological perspectives from Durkheim, Parsons, Marx, and Polanyi, alongside the newer Institutional Anomie Theory, this paper explores how market dominance penetrates and reshapes institutions, cultural values and social relations, ...
Drawing on classical sociological perspectives from Durkheim, Parsons, Marx, and Polanyi, alongside the newer Institutional Anomie Theory, this paper explores how market dominance penetrates and reshapes institutions, cultural values and social relations, ...