Mark Granovetter has made and remade our understanding of social networks, social theory, collective action, and economic sociology, making and remaking our world in the process. It would not be hyperbole to say that few living scholars have had the influence of Mark Granovetter.
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Show Notes:
- Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell (9:00)
- Interest in world history (10:00)
- A History of the Modern World (11:00)
- Why are there revolutions? (12:00)
- Philosophy of science (13:00)
- Carl Hempel (13:00)
- What does it mean to explain in science?
- Talcott Parsons (15:00)
- BF Skinner (16:00)
- A philosophy of asking questions (17:00)
- "The function of general laws in history" (18:00)
- Universal peeking out from the particular (20:00)
- Max Weber (23:00)
- Norbert Weiner (30:00)
- The Strength of Weak Ties (30:00)
- The Great Fear of 1789 by Georges Lefebvre (31:00)
- Harrison White (33:00)
- Anatol Rapoport (37:00)
- Stanley Milgram (40:30)
- Danielle Allen (43:00)
- Threshold analysis (45:00)
- Lightning round (54:00)
- Book: Economy and Society by Max Weber
- Passion: anywhere asking questions that expand you
- Heart Sing: working on new book and teaching
- Screwed up: life balance
- Find Mark online:
- 'Five-Cut Fridays’ five-song music playlist series
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