Chasing Society

Max Weber's 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' (Part 1)

In this episode, we begin a close examination of Max Weber’s famous study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. The text is surrounded by half-truths, myths,

Max Weber on the Rise of Rational Capitalism

In the episode, I outline Max Weber's idea of modern, rational capitalism. What defines it and what makes it rational?  References: Carruthers, B. G., & Espeland,

Max Weber on Domination, Law and the Rational State

In the third episode in my series about the rationalization of society, I will attend to another important manifestation of the rationalization process that Max Weber out

Max Weber on Modern Bureaucracy

In this episode we are getting serious.  We are going to talk about Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy and we are going to find out why bureaucracy is one of the most

The Rationalization of Society: Prologue

In this podcast series, I want to take a deep dive into the rationalization of society. In this first episode, I want to set the stage for this series and answer a simple

Pierre Bourdieu on the Peasant and His Body

In this episode, I will attend to one of the lesser known texts of Pierre Bourdieu: The Peasant and His Body. The text was published as a  chapter in Bourdieu's last

Simmel's Metropolis and The Mental Life (1903)

In this episode, I attend to Simmel's  famous text The Metropolis and The Mental Life which was published in 1903. It seems as if this one has aged pretty well and m