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From mechanical to organic solidarity, and back : with Honneth beyond Durkheim
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Abstract
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| This article focuses on the theory of solidarity presented by Emile Durkheim in The Division of Labour in Society ([1893] 1969). Despite its popularity, the distinction between mechanical and organic solidarity has received a lot of criticism. Durkheim allegedly was unable to demonstrate the superior integrating force of modern organic solidarity, while this was his central thesis at the time. A second critique challenges his macrostructural point of view. However, by confronting Durkheim's classical theory with contemporary work, notably Honneth's theory of recognition, we can deduce a reformulated framework that is less vulnerable to the afore-mentioned critiques. On the one hand, we specify mechanical and organic solidarity as a dialectical synthesis of both internalized universalistic principles and particularistic emotional orientations. On the other, we incorporate the foregoing typology in a cyclical model that implies interacting processes of inclusion and individualization. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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European journal of social theory. - London, 1998, currens
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Publication
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London
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2012
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ISSN
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1368-4310
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1461-7137
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DOI
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10.1177/1368431011423589
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15
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(2012)
, p. 454-470
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ISI
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000310734100002
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