Sociology and Criminology: Recent submissions
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Social Discipline and State Formation: Weber and Oestreich on the historical sociology of subjectivity
Published 1990-05-01The concept of discipline has come to be associated with the work of Michel Foucault, but Max Weber and Gerhard Oestreich also made extensive use of it, and this paper explores their contribution to our understanding of ...Open AccessArticle -
From miscegenation to assimilation: rationalities of child removal in Australian colonial administration
Published 2000-12-01This paper presents the results of an ARC Small Grant titled “The Bringing them Home ‘Stolen Generations’ Report: a sociological analysis of the evidence”. It examines the governmental rationalities which informed policies ...Open AccessConference paper -
State intervention, welfare and the social construction of girlhood in Australian history
Published 1992-12-13This paper provides a historical analysis of the role that state intervention into family life has played in the social construction of Australian `girlhood'. It outlines the discourses and practices surrounding child ...Open AccessConference paper -
A Post-Colonial Comment on Collins
Published 2006-05-05This paper responds to Randall Collins' critique of R.W. Connell's 1997 paper, 'Why is classical theory classical' arguing that the the history of the discipline should in fact be redrawn.Open AccessWorking Paper -
Citizenship and Democracy in Germany: implications for understanding globalization
Published 2000-01-01This chapter outlines the particular character of the development of the German nation and state, of German citizenship and democracy, to chart the problems and issues which this history has produced, and to highlight the ...Open AccessBook chapter