printTheoretical Understanding of Social Reality:
the 25th Anniversary of Kharchev Readings
Demidenko S.Yu.
Researcher, Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS; Executive Secretary (editor), the journal “Sociological studies”, Moscow, Russia. demidsu@yandex.ru
Romanovskiy N.V.
Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Chief Researcher of the Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS; Prof. of the Russian State University for Humanities; Deputy Head Editor, the journal “Sociological Studies”, Moscow, Russia. socis@isras.ru
Rubric: XXV Kharchev readings
For citation:
Demidenko S.Yu., Romanovskiy N.V. Theoretical Understanding of Social Reality: the 25th Anniversary of Kharchev Readings. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2023. No 9. P. 3-15
Abstract
The paper characterizes the efforts of the editorial board of the “Sociological Studies” journal on the holding of the 24 annual scientific conferences “A. Kharchev readings” 1999 through 2023. The empirical basis of the paper consists of the programs of the conferences held, reports on their results, articles published by the journal in connection with the readings, the experiences of their organizers. The history of the readings, approaches to the formation of the topics and the composition of the readings’ participants are highlighted. The role of readings in providing the journal with materials relevant for the development of sociological science is noted. It is emphasized that the focus of the efforts of the readings’ organizers was the issues of sociological theory as a key component for the development of science. The efforts of the editorial staff of the journal to expand the geography of the participants of the readings, to attract young scientists, sociologists from neighboring countries, to analyze the discourse in world sociology, as well as to pose problems of sociological science arising from digitalization of society, “Big Data”, artificial intelligence issues, etc. are shown.
Keywords
Kharchev Readings”; theoretical sociology; discourse of theory and methodology; theorizing; social reality; Journal of “Sociological Research”
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