The article examines political complexities in promoting Jeffrey C. Alexander's neoclassical sociology, indicating its relevance for current global power dynamics.
The article expands upon Villegas and Watts’ call for Jeffrey C. Alexander's work to be recognised as part of a renewed sociological canon by exploring the contemporary political complexity of establishing a neoclassical paradigm generally and the inclusion of Alexander specifically. Drawing on the sociology of intellectual movements, it is argued that elevating the status of Alexander would afford the discipline an important way to come to terms with recent shifts in democracy, nationalism and global power.
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