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This International Sociological Association Handbook presents and tracks the transformation of the societies and social relations that characterize the twenty-first century. The volume is organized around a conceptualization of three processes that are fundamental to the analyses of micro, meso and macro social relations: Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation. Case studies discuss and contextualize debates within an international overview of relevant literature incorporating material about North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction
This book is an outcome of the mid-term Research Council Conference of the International Sociological Association (ISA), which Ann Denis, as Vice-President for Research of the ISA (2002–2006) organized at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada in May 2004. Some of the local members of the Scientific ...
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