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The future of urban sociology : report of joint sessions of the British and American Sociological Associations

Perry, B; Harding, A

Authors

B Perry

A Harding



Abstract

This article reports on two joint sessions of the British and American Sociological Associations held during the course of 2001 as a first step toward more structured dialogue and debate between the two national associations. Drawing on the comments of a number of leading academics on both sides of the Atlantic, this paper presents a series of discussions about the role and future of urban sociology. It explores the challenges and opportunities offered to urban sociology by increasing interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity in the field of urban studies as a whole. It then explores the role of sociology in understanding the relationship between contemporary processes of globalization and urban change and the degree to which this constitutes a new dynamic core of sociological theory and research. The paper reveals that there are a variety of alternative futures for urban sociology and there would appear to be little agreement on one specific route, nor on how to get there. Urban sociology continues to face a variety of challenges and more debate on its future trajectory is clearly needed but it remains a vital and expanding sub–field.

Citation

Perry, B., & Harding, A. (2002). The future of urban sociology : report of joint sessions of the British and American Sociological Associations. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 26(4), 844-853. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.00423

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2002
Deposit Date Jul 29, 2011
Journal International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
Print ISSN 0309-1317
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 4
Pages 844-853
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.00423
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.00423
Related Public URLs http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-2427.00423/abstract