Tensions and insights: More on ‘Reading Jeffrey C. Alexander’
Thesis Eleven: Critical Theory and Historical Sociology
Published online on July 28, 2026
Abstract
Thesis Eleven, Ahead of Print.
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.
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.