1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Mariella Nocenzi (Editor), Alessandra Sannella (Editor), Enrico Giovannini (Foreword)
This ambitious book outlines the theoretical and practical
implications of the recent technological revolution of human/non-human
relations for social researchers, and in so doing, seeks to develop more
adequate theoretical and methodological models for social scientists to
describe and investigate these social transformations and their
consequences. The environmental strategies to balance human actions with
the earth’s resources utilizing a sustainable approach can inspire
original conceptualizations and, therefore, a new sociological paradigm
rooted in a necessary rethinking of the dualism between nature and
culture, and of human relations in a hyper-connected society
increasingly composed by non-human elements.
Chapter discussions include:
- Sustainability and the crisis of the theoretical functional model
- Environmental sustainability and the evolution of capitalism
- From moral imperatives to indicators and indices: a methodology for validating and assessing SDGs
- An understanding of psychopathological syndromes related to social environments
- Social research between participation and critical detachment
Perspectives for a New Social Theory of Sustainability emphasizes that not only are modernist theories of unlimited wealth and progress no longer supportable, but also that their theoretical and empirical settings must be reassessed if society is to move towards sustainability. It promises to be required reading for students and researchers in sociology, psychology, economics and statistics, as well as professionals within government organizations and NGOs focused on human rights work, global inequities, ethical activism, and the UN Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals.
"This book provides a unique toolkit for politicians and citizens on sustainable development and how it is fulfilled every day."
David Maria SASSOLI
European Parliament President
