Handbook of Economic Sociology for the 21st Century

Part I: Theoretical Perspectives and Developments.- Chapter 1. The Classic Tradition in Economic Sociology (Richard Swedberg).- Chapter 2. Austrian and German Classics as a Foundation (Gertraude Mikl-Horke).- Chapter 3. James Coleman, Social Capital, and Economic Sociology (Peter V. Marsden).- Chapter 4. Exploring Social Factors in the Economy: New Economic Sociology and The Mechanism Approach (Andrea Maurer).- Chapter 5. A French Institutionalism in Economic Sociology? (Pierre Francois).- Chapter 6. Transcending History's Heavy Hand: The Future in Economic Action (Jens Beckert).- Chapter 7. The Aesthetic Moment in Markets (Jörg Rössel).- Chapter 8. Economization: How Neo-Liberalism Took Over Society (Uwe Schimank).- Part II: Empirical Studies and Research Topics.- Chapter 9. Trust and Reputation in Historical and Contemporary Online Markets (Andreas Diekmann).- Chapter 10. How to Buy, Sell and Trade Attention: A Sociology of (Digital) Attention Markets (Philipp Bachmann).- Chapter 11. Right to the City, Right to the Market: The Global Struggle of Informal Marketplaces (Helge Mooshammer).- Chapter 12. Economic Change from an Institutional Perspective (Sonja Opper).- Chapter 13. Financial Services Governance in the European Union (EU) (Lucia Quaglia).- Chapter 14. Attitudes Towards Free Market and Socialism in Ukraine: Empirical Insights in the Context of Institutional Transformation (Alberto Veira-Ramos).- Chapter 15. Alternative Food Networks and the Socialization of Food (Gilles Allaire).- Chapter 16. Digital Money for Sustainable Communities (Giacomo Bazzani).- Chapter 17. Groups Matter: Social Embeddedness of Entrepreneurial Activity (Isabell Stamm).- Part III: Societal Views on Economy Chapter 18. Capitalism: On the Past and Future of an Economic System (Johannes Berger).- Chapter 19. Social Responsibility in the Economy (Sebastian Koos).

Andrea Maurer is Professor of Sociology with a focus on Economic Sociology at the University of Trier, Germany. She is the author of numerous books and articles on sociological theory and economic sociology.