“All the Old Illusions”: On Guessing at Being in Crisis

IF 4.1 1区 社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY
Ioana Sendroiu
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Abstract

Models of culture and action argue that crises can be generative of change, with changing contexts setting off reflexivity—a view of crisis as self-evident that is echoed in comparative historical work. Looking to the beginning of the Cold War in Romania and France, this article elaborates two instances when crises did not produce reflexive recognition. This echoes performative approaches that highlight actors needing to interpret crises into being yet underscores that crisis claims nonetheless take place in contexts potentially marked by shifting sociocultural scaffoldings. Rooted in the empirical finding that actors can live through—and be affected by—structural transformations without thinking of themselves as being in crisis, I put forward a conception of crises as unclear as they are taking place. Actors can guess at being or not being in crisis, with no guarantee their guess is fortuitous. Crisis management will be the result of these guesses: some informed, some lucky—and some, indeed, disastrous.
“一切旧的幻觉”:关于危机中的猜测
文化和行动模型认为,危机可以产生变化,不断变化的背景会引发自反性——这种对危机的看法是不言而喻的,在比较历史著作中也得到了回应。本文以罗马尼亚和法国的冷战开始为例,阐述了危机没有产生反射性认识的两个例子。这与强调行动者需要将危机解读为现实的表演方法相呼应,但也强调了危机主张仍然发生在可能以社会文化框架变化为标志的背景下。基于经验发现,行动者可以在不认为自己处于危机中的情况下经历结构转型,并受到结构转型的影响,我提出了一个危机发生时不清楚的概念。演员可以猜测是否处于危机中,但不能保证他们的猜测是偶然的。危机管理将是这些猜测的结果:有些是知情的,有些是幸运的——有些确实是灾难性的。
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Sociological Theory
Sociological Theory SOCIOLOGY-
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期刊介绍: Published for the American Sociological Association, this important journal covers the full range of sociological theory - from ethnomethodology to world systems analysis, from commentaries on the classics to the latest cutting-edge ideas, and from re-examinations of neglected theorists to metatheoretical inquiries. Its themes and contributions are interdisciplinary, its orientation pluralistic, its pages open to commentary and debate. Renowned for publishing the best international research and scholarship, Sociological Theory is essential reading for sociologists and social theorists alike.
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