Emergentizam u sociologiji : epistemološki most između akcije i strukture

master's thesis

• Title (english): Emergentism in sociology : epistemological brigde between action and structure
• Author: Vilim Haček
• Mentor: Krešimir Žažar (mentor)
• Committee member: Davorka Matić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Branka Galić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Krešimir Žažar (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Sociology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociological Theory

Abstract

Jedna od glavnih diskrepancija sociologije kao znanosti je upravo rascjep između mikro i makropristupa istraživanja. Iz te diskrepancije rodila su se dva suprotstavljena pristupa proučavanja društvene zbilje: strukturalizam i teorije akcije. Ideja mojega rada je istaknuti emergentizam, kao pristup unutar sociologije koji ujedinjuje ova dva pristupa u koherentnu teoriju. Ključni pojam izučavanja emergentizma je emergencija, a to je proces stvaranja i održavanja društvenih struktura, kauzalnih sila kroz interakciju i dinamiku odnosa. Istaknut ćemo razvoj misli strukturalizma, kao i teorija akcije kako bismo ih mogli sintetizirati u zajednički pristup. U nastavku ću naglasiti uloge teorije kompleksnih sustava i kritičkog realizma u formiranju pristupa emergentizma. Pomoću teorije kompleksnih sustava, istaknut ćemo složenost društvene zbilje koju tvore pojedinci, društvene skupine, artefakti i odnosi između njima, s ciljem da objasnimo glavne mehanizme i emergentne procese koji uzrokuju društvene cjeline. Kako bismo operacionalizirali glavne sastavnice društva, moramo se dotaknuti ontologije društvene stvarnosti. Kritički realizam je filozofski pristup koji nam omogućuje analizu društvenih skupina kao vlastitih entiteta što dopušta konceptualizaciju kauzalnih sila koje djeluju između pojedinaca i društva. Emergentiatički pristup upravo proučava društvo kao emergentnu stvarnost, kompleksni sustav unutar pristupa kritičkog realizma, koji nastoji konceptualizirati glavne mehanizme i procese koji djeluju između pojedinca i skupine i time tvore samo društvo. Cilj rada je naglasiti heurističku moć emergentizma pri eksplanaciji i operacionalizaciji društvene stvarnosti.

Abstract (english)

One of the main discrepancies of sociology as a science is the split between micro and macro approaches to reasearch. From this discrepancy, two opposing approaches to the study of social reality were born, precisely structuralism and theories of action. The idea of my work is to highlight emergentism, as an approach within sociology that unifies the respective two approaches into a coherent approach. The key concept in the emergentist approach is emergence, which is the process of creating and maintaining social structures, causal forces through interaction and the dynamics of relationships. We will highlight the development of the thought of structuralism, as well as the theory of action in order to be able to synthesize them into a common approach. In the following, I will emphasize the roles of the theory of complex systems and critical realism in the formation of the emergentism approach. Using the theory of complex systems, we will highlight the complex nature of social reality, which is formed by individuals, social groups, artifacts and relationships between them. With the intention of explaining the main mechanisms and emergent processes that produce social entities. But in order to operationalize the main components of society, we have to touch on the ontology of social reality. Critical realism is a philosophical approach that allows us to analyze social groups as their own entities, which allows for the conceptualization of causal forces that operate between individuals and society. The approach of emergentism approches society as an emergent reality, a complex system within the approach of critical realism, which tries to conceptualize the main mechanisms and processes that operate between the individual and the group and thus form society itself. The aim of the paper is to emphasize the heuristic power of emergentism when explaining and operationalizing social reality.

• Keywords: emergentizam; sociološka teorija; teorija kompleksnih sustava; kritički realizam
• Keywords (english): emergentism; sociological theory; complex systems theory; critical realism
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:971417
• Study programme: Title: Sociology (single major); specializations in: Research; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra sociologije (magistar/magistra sociologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-16 16:42:25