Background
Burns, Tom REarden was born on February 27, 1937 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Tom Russell and Vivien (King) Burns.
(The Shaping of Social Organization introduces a new socia...)
The Shaping of Social Organization introduces a new social theory - social rule system theory - and shows how it can provide fresh insights into the major institutions of modern social life. The book advances a distinctive approach to the study of actor-structure dynamics, placing itself in a rich scholarly tradition developed by major thinkers such as Weber, Lindblom, Giddens and Goffman. It presents social rule system theory as a framework with which to investigate social institutions, and clarifies the principles behind their formation, maintenance and transformation. Drawing on a wide range of case studies, the authors also demonstrate the relevance of the theory for research programs. As a result, they are ab
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( Actor-systems dynamics is an innovative, multidisciplin...)
Actor-systems dynamics is an innovative, multidisciplinary methodology for investigating and analyzing social struggles over economic resources and the related interplay between economic and socio-political institutions and processes. The authors, sociologists and economists, offer a systemic perspective on contemporary socio-economic issues such as economic crisis, unemployment, inflation, economic democracy and development; in their analyses, they identify several of the key factors that drive people to interact, to initiate change and transformation as well as to resist such change. Major underlying themes in the book are: Conflict over the distribution of economic resources and economic policies and institutions; the structural bases of economic inequality and conflict; the shaping and reshaping of socio-economic institutions, and the contradictions, conflicts and instabilities evoked by such developments; the failure of orthodox economic theories, including Keynesianism, in the face of recurrent economic crises and instabilities; the development and application of an open, dynamic actor-oriented systems theory – grounded in the social sciences – addressing complex socio-economic phenomena in ways diverging substantially from conventional economics. All in all, the papers collected here deal, on the one hand, with social power, conflict, and struggle concerning economic resources and institutions and, on the other hand, the structural and other factors which drive powering initiatives, conflict, and social innovation and transformation. The book is addressed to a broad spectrum of social and managerial scientists concerned with socio-economic issues, institutions, and development.
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( Radical new technologies are developing in Western soci...)
Radical new technologies are developing in Western societies at ever-increasing rates but contemporary democracies often lack the appropriate organizational forms to confront these developments. Creative Democracy discusses the failure of politicians and democratic institutions to cope with modern challenges, and proposes a specific strategy to address these problems in contemporary society. The authors propose new strategies to increase public awareness of, and democratic control over, major technological developments explaining the advantage of democratic discourse and consensus formation over voting, and insisting that scientists must work with politicians to formulate and articulate their alternative futures for major technological developments. Overall, Creative Democracy provides a thorough, scholarly and practical analysis in support of democratic dialogue.
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Burns, Tom REarden was born on February 27, 1937 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Tom Russell and Vivien (King) Burns.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Stanford University, 1959. Master of Arts in Sociology, Stanford University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Stanford University, 1969.
Assistant professor, George Washington University, Washington, 1965-1967;
assistant professor, U. N.H., Durham, 1968-1973;
associate professor, U. N.H., Durham, 1973-1976;
visiting professor, U. Oslo, Norway, 1975-1976;
visiting professor, U. Lund, Sweden, 1976-1977;
visiting professor, U. Stockholm, Sweden, 1978-1980;
professor, U. Oslo, Norway, 1979-1982;
professor, Uppsala U., Sweden, since 1982;
Robinson Distinguished university professor, George Mason U., Fairfax, Virginia, 1987-1990. Co-director theory program Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in SocialSciences, Uppsala, Sweden, 1985-1990. Senior consultant Scandinavian Institute forAdminstrv.
Research, Lund and Stockholm, Sweden, 1976-1982.
( Actor-systems dynamics is an innovative, multidisciplin...)
( Actor-systems dynamics is an innovative, multidisciplin...)
( Radical new technologies are developing in Western soci...)
(The Shaping of Social Organization introduces a new socia...)
(First Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Sociological Association, American Sociological Association.
Married Nora Machado. Children: Nicholas, Hanna.