Tensions and insights: More on ‘Reading Jeffrey C. Alexander’

This comment on Villegas and Watt's reflective overview of Jeffrey Alexander's scholarly contributions, addresses canonization, the value of sociological tensions and neglected empirical components of his work.

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Thesis Eleven
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2026-07-28
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https://doi.org/10.1177/07255136261464668
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Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
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Tensions and insights: More on ‘Reading Jeffrey C. Alexander’

Lyn Spillman
Thesis Eleven
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
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Tensions and insights: More on ‘Reading Jeffrey C. Alexander’

Lyn Spillman
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This comment on Villegas and Watt's reflective overview of Jeffrey Alexander's scholarly contributions, addresses canonization, the value of sociological tensions and neglected empirical components of his work.

Thesis Eleven
University of Notre Dame (US)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
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