This important text argues for a "strong" notion of structuration theory in contrast to the seminal but more abstract and relatively under-developed project represented by Anthony Giddens's writings. It is argued that the distinctive power of structuration theory lies in its potential to critically investigate a specific range of in situ questions. Structuration Theory produces a synthesis that draws on Giddens's work, on other versions of the structuration problematic, and on key empirical uses of the approach. The final chapters make use of extended case examples to illustrate the critical power of strong structuration.
Introduction: Structuration Theory
• Giddens's Structuration Theory and its Influences
• Critics of Structuration: Friends or Foes?
• Strong Structuration 1: Ontology Strong
• Structuration 2: The Research Focus and the Wider Picture
• Two Empirical Case Studies in Structuration: Ewa Morawska's Insecure Prosperity and Henrik Ibsen's A Dolls House
• Conclusion
Overview
This important text argues for a "strong" notion of structuration theory in contrast to the seminal but more abstract and relatively under-developed project represented by Anthony Giddens's writings. It is argued that the distinctive power of structuration theory lies in its potential to critically investigate a specific range of in situ questions. Structuration Theory produces a synthesis that draws on Giddens's work, on other versions of the structuration problematic, and on key empirical uses of the approach. ...