Chasing Society

Jul 18 2024 10 ep. 30 mins 2

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This podcast introduces and explains sociological theories and thoughts.

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The Rationalization of Society: Max Weber on Domination, Law and the Rational State

Jul 18 2024 39 mins

In the third episode in my series about the rationalization of society, I will attend to another important manifestation of the rationalization process that Max Weber outlined: the rational state. What does it mean for states to be rational, and what is the relation between the rational state and liberal democracies? Let’s find out.In this context, I will also explain and exempli

The Rationalization of Society: Max Weber on Modern Bureaucracy

May 03 2024 51 mins

In this episode we are getting serious. We are going to talk about Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy and we are going to find out why bureaucracy is one of the most important rationalizing forces in the rationalized society. And please be careful, you might even learn something about the history of Prussia and the German Empire. Summary of the previous episode and introduction to t

The Rationalization of Society: Prologue

Mar 22 2024 18 mins

In this podcast series, I want to take a deep dive into the rationalization of society. In this first episode, I want to set the stage for this series and answer a simple question: What do sociologists mean when they speak of the rationalization of society? This episode is a general introduction to the topic and I’ve kept it as short as possible so you can smoothly immerse yourse

Back from the Academic Trenches (with a new series)

Mar 08 2024 1 mins

I’m glad to announce that the Chasing Society podcast will soon be back with new episodes. I haven't had the time to write and produce new material lately due to many professional commitments and the never-ending hustle of navigating academia's twists and turns. But now that I've emerged from the academic trenches, I've decided it's time to get back and produce new material. I’

Surrogacy, Technology, Economics - An Interview with Ingvill Stuvøy

Oct 14 2022 65 mins

In this episode, I talk to Ingvill Stuvøy about surrogacy, technology and the economics behind it...and about Karl Marx. Yes!

City of Men: An Interview with Romit Chowdhury

May 15 2022 50 mins

An interview with Romit Chowdhury about men, masculinity and city life. Romit is currently based at the University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Reading recommendations will follow soon.

Pierre Bourdieu on the Peasant and His Body

Nov 27 2021 25 mins

In this episode, I will attend to one of the lesser known texts of Pierre Bourdieu: The Peasant and His Body. The text was published as a chapter in Bourdieu's last book and as a separate article in the journal Ethnography. The body takes centerstage in this ethnographic analysis of the lifeworld of the peasant in Bourdieu's home region of Béarn.

Simmel's Metropolis and The Mental Life (1903)

May 24 2021 26 mins

In this episode, I attend to Simmel's famous text The Metropolis and The Mental Life which was published in 1903. It seems as if this one has aged pretty well and may still be a valid description of the urban lifestyle.

Émile Durkheim on Social Facts

Sep 15 2020 14 mins

This episode zooms in on Durkheim's concept of social facts as outlined in The Rules of the Sociological Method.

Georg Simmel's Formal Sociology

Sep 06 2020 14 mins

In this episode, I introduce Georg Simmel's idea of a 'formal sociology' and use his ideas about 'conflict' and 'the stranger' as an example.