Post-Western sociology : from China to Europe

Laurence Roulleau-Berger (1) , - Li Peilin (2)

1 TRIANGLE - Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique
2 Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

"This book is rooted in an epistemological approach to sociology in which the boundaries between Western and non-Western sociologies are acknowledged and built on. It argues that knowledge is organised in conceptual spaces linked to paradigms and programmes which in turn are linked to ethnocentred knowledge processes; that until recently Western approaches, including Post-Colonial, French Social Science and American approaches, have dominated non-Western theories; and that Western theories have sometimes seemed incapable of explaining phenomena produced in other societies. It goes on to argue that the blurring of boundaries between Western and non-Western sociologies is very important; and that such a Post-Western approach will mean co-production and co-construction of common knowledge, the recognition of ignored or forgotten scientific cultures and a "global change" in sociology which imposes theoretical and methodological detours, displacements, reversals and conversions. The book brings together a wide range of Western and Chinese sociologists who explore the consequences of this new approach in relation to many different issues and aspects of sociology. "

Mots clés: Europe - Chine; Europe; China; post-western sociologies

Domaines: Science politique

Laurence Roulleau-Berger, - Li Peilin (Dir.). Post-Western sociology : from China to Europe. Routledge, pp.330, 2018, China policy series, 978-0-8153-7657-6. ⟨halshs-01860609⟩