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About Theory and Social Inquiry

Theory and Social Inquiry is dedicated to analyzing all facets and dimensions of social life, from micro-level interactions between individuals to the durable institutions that organize societies at a macro level. Our modal article asks big questions, theorizes boldly, and draws on thorough empirical research to arrive at knowledge that often challenges conventional wisdom. We endorse the principle that a critical analysis of existing social structures and social processes is not divorced from – but an important source of – scientific discovery. The journal values rigorous humanistic inquiry as well as historical perspectives on continuity and change. We are open to the full range of social scientific methods, including scholarship that draws on new and innovative approaches under the rubric of problem-solving sociology and engaged research. Theory-inspired, theory-driven, and theory-relevant social science takes many forms. Theory and Social Inquiry is interested in all these modes.

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Theory and Social Inquiry Launches with the Open Library of Humanities
Posted by The Theory and Social Inquiry Editorial Team on 2024-10-03

We are delighted to announce that Theory and Social Inquiry has launched with its new publisher, the Open Library of Humanities. The journal is now open to submissions on its new platform.

Theory and Social Inquiry Launch Party, Montreal, August 2024
Posted by Theory and Social Inquiry Editorial Team on 2024-10-01

The launch party for Theory and Social Inquiry was held on the rooftop terrace of the Intercontinental Hotel in Montreal on August 10, 2024.  It featured lively discussions, a great turnout, and an almost too metaphorically perfect rainbow.  Thank you to everyone who made the party a great success--and now let's translate that enthusiasm into great submissions!