Objectivos:
The main aim of the project is the publication by an international academic publisher of a book co-written with Patrick Baert (Cambridge University). The book is due to go on sale in the first quarter of 2009. An additional aim is to hold an international conference on the same theme - contemporary sociological theories - at the ICS. In addition to the co-author, foreign speakers will include Donald N. Levine (Chicago University), Goran Therborn (Cambridge University) and José Maurício Domingues (IUPERJ). The conference is due to take place in the second half of 2008.