Sociological Studies of Diffusion: Is History Relevant?

M. Djelic
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The question of increasing similarity of forms and ideas is an important one in the social sciences in general. There are two main - and strikingly different - ways to account for increasing social similarity. The first is through an evolutionary or modernization type of argument, where increasing similarity reveals parallel but discrete processes of fit and adaptation. The second is through a diffusionist kind of argument, where forms and ideas circulate and spread across many different kinds of borders. Comparing three variants of the diffusionist argument, this article explores the different notions of time and history that these three variants reveal and express. While history always seems relevant, the way in which it is understood and plays out clearly varies across types. In conclusion, we suggest that recent developments in sociological studies of diffusion call, beyond history, to genealogical or archaeological research strategies.
扩散的社会学研究:历史相关吗?
形式和思想日益相似的问题是一般社会科学中的一个重要问题。有两种主要且截然不同的方式来解释社会相似性的增加。第一种是通过进化或现代化类型的论证,其中越来越多的相似性揭示了平行但离散的适应和适应过程。第二种是通过一种扩散主义的论证,在这种论证中,形式和思想在许多不同的边界上流通和传播。本文比较了扩散论的三种变体,探讨了这三种变体所揭示和表达的不同的时间和历史观。虽然历史似乎总是相关的,但不同类型的人对历史的理解和表现方式却各不相同。综上所述,我们认为,扩散的社会学研究的最新发展需要超越历史,转向系谱学或考古学的研究策略。
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