Jurisprudencia sociológica y sociología del derecho

La sociología del derecho en los Estados Unidos está intelectualmente enraizada en los trabajos fundacionales de Max Weber y Emile Durkheim. Sin embargo, institucionalmente los estudios sociológicos del derecho han crecido a partir de los desarrollos que se han dado en la academia jurídica, los cuales son parte de la educación ofrecida por las escuelas profesionales de derecho, particularmente de la perspectiva de la jurisprudencia sociológica. El cambio decisivo hacia el desarrollo de una aproximación sociológica al derecho distinta, arraigada en los clásicos sociológicos, fue ofrecido por Talcott Parsons, cuyo papel crucial como fundador de la sociología del derecho no ha sido suficientemente reconocido

Public Sociology, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, and Chevrolet

Public sociology is neither public nor sociology. Public sociology does not and cannot have an epistemology. Speaking only for and to itself, public sociology has no public. There is no debate with public sociology. Instead, public sociology has been successfully advertised and widely embraced among sociologists. Public sociology has consumers. Public sociology is the fast-food of social science. The influence of public sociology is visible and real as it has been institutionalized in various ways. I analyze the conditions of the institutionalization of public sociology and critically evaluate its dynamics and consequences

Gaga: Notes on the Management of Public Identity

Lady Gaga distinctively exemplifies the contemporary celebrity in popular culture because of the extent of her fame as well as because of the peculiar persona she presents to her audience of both fans and onlookers. In this paper, I discuss how the persona of the person born as Stefani Germanotta was created and subsequently maintained in a variety of ways related to her naming as Lady Gaga. Invoking the work of Erving Goffman, my discussion extends beyond an analysis of the effectiveness and fame of Lady Gaga’s presentation of self to the ensuing essence of her persona itself, that is, of Lady Gaga as Gaga rather than gaga. Not merely a brand, Lady Gaga is in more ways than only economic also what Lady Gaga has become to herself and to others. As the performer slips in and out of the many public personae she has created in her name, I argue, she has become Gaga to the public at large and, with only minimal qualification, among her once personal friends as well as in the privacy of her socially constituted self. The truth that has to be acknowledged today is that Lady Gaga has indeed become Lady Gaga

Október 7-e és a nemzetközi rendőrségi együttműködés: az Interpol hallgatása

Cél: A tanulmány célja, hogy feltárja a Hamasz által 2023. október 7-én Izrael ellen elkövetett terrortámadásokkal kapcsolatosan az Interpol részéről tanúsított hallgatás hátterét és értelmezését. A szerző az esemény nemzetközi rendőrségi vonatkozásait vizsgálja, különös tekintettel arra, hogy a világ legnagyobb rendőri szervezete miért nem reagált érdemben a történtekre. Módszertan: A kutatás szociológiai elemzésre épül, amely az Interpol terrorizmus elleni tevékenységének történeti és intézményi áttekintését, a szervezet kommunikációs és szervezeti döntéseinek vizsgálatát, valamint nyilvános források, dokumentumok és közlemények elemzését ötvözi. A tanulmány kifejezetten kvalitatív forrásokra és esettanulmány-jellegű értelmezésre épül. Megállapítások: A tanulmány megállapítja, hogy az Interpol az elmúlt évtizedben fokozatosan visszavonult a terrorizmus elleni aktív fellépésből, és különösen szembetűnő a szervezet teljes hallgatása a 2023. október 7-i támadások kapcsán. Ez a passzivitás nemcsak a szervezet korábbi gyakorlatával áll ellentétben, hanem kérdéseket vet fel a politikai nyomásgyakorlás, a szakmai autonómia és a szervezet pártatlanságának érvényesülése kapcsán is. Érték: A tanulmány hozzájárul a nemzetközi rendőrségi együttműködés politikai és intézményi sajátosságainak jobb megértéséhez, és új szempontokat kínál az Interpol szerepének kritikai értékeléséhez a globális terrorizmus elleni küzdelemben. A szerző rávilágít arra, hogy az Interpol működésének látszólagos semlegessége mögött gyakran politikai és geopolitikai megfontolások húzódnak meg

October 7 and International Police Cooperation: The Silence of Interpol

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the background and interpretation of Interpol’s silence following the terrorist attacks committed by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023. The author examines the international policing implications of the events, with special attention to why the world’s largest police organization failed to issue any substantive response. Methodology: The research is based on a sociological analysis combining a historical and institutional overview of Interpol’s counterterrorism activities with the examination of the organization’s communications and institutional decisions. It relies on qualitative sources and an interpretive, case study-based approach using public documents, records, and statements. Findings: The study finds that Interpol has gradually retreated from actively addressing terrorism over the past decade, and that its complete silence regarding the October 7, 2023 attacks is particularly striking. This inaction not only contrasts with the organization’s earlier practices, but also raises questions about political pressure, professional autonomy, and the integrity of the organization’s neutrality. Value: The study contributes to a better understanding of the political and institutional characteristics of international police cooperation and offers new perspectives for critically evaluating Interpol’s role in the global fight against terrorism. The author highlights that the organization’s apparent neutrality often conceals underlying political and geopolitical considerations

The Sociological Discourse on Human Rights : Lessons from the Sociology of Law

Since when, how, and why have sociologists discussed human rights in their work? In which forms of theoretical and empirical inquiry have such investigations been conducted, and what are some of their consequences for the praxis of sociology as well as for our understanding of human rights? We focus on the manner in which sociologists have conceptualized human rights and approached the topic from a number of analytical perspectives. In general, human rights have only recently begun to move sociologists in any noteworthy degree. This paper traces the difficult birth of a sociology of human rights relative to the place of the notion of rights in the sociology of law. This paper also ponders on the enthusiastic turn towards human rights in more recent times and criticizes some the reasons for this generous embrace of human rights. This critique is intended to enable rather than impede a truly sociological sociology of (human) rights

"Public opinion and the future of Europe: Trends and theses"

We analyze trends and sources of support for European unification on the basis of Eurobarometer data gathered from individuals in member states of the European Union over the past two decades. Results indicate that unification of Europe generally receives overwhelming support. However, further analysis reveals important country differences in levels of support. Citizens of most countries of Europe favor unification: support for the EU has over the years been relatively high in most countries and only in a minority of countries (Great Britain, Denmark, and Norway) do citizens reveal substantial anti-European sentiments. Beyond the country differences, in addition, there are socio-demographic and political influences on popular support, but these do not account for country differences. In other words, it is the identification of citizens with estimated advantages or disadvantages of united Europe for their own country which determines their respective sentiments on the EU