Frontiers in Sociology | Sociological Theory

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Feb 2026

Innovation in Developing Isolated Coastal Villages into Sustainable Marine Tourism Villages in West Sumatra, Indonesia: Adaptive Capacity, Social Capital, and Transformation

in Sociological Theory

Delmira Syafrini
Lucky Zamzami
Erna Herawati
Hanafi Saputra
Lia Amelia
Nora Susilawati
Bunga Dinda Permata
Chikita Arone

Frontiers in Sociology

101 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Feb 2026

Lessons from the Khanom Nuclear Power Plant Conflict: Community Resistance, Discursive Strategies, and Sustainable Development in Southern Thailand

in Sociological Theory

Kanokkarn Mueangkaew
Sakunrat Yeesakul
Tashi Wangmoc

Frontiers in Sociology

148 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

Freedom, Conflict, and the Eclipse of Emancipation: A Positional Sociology Perspective

in Sociological Theory

Fabio de Nardis

Frontiers in Sociology

167 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 30 Jan 2026

Honneth’s dialectical shortcoming: understanding Honneth’s problem with power

in Sociological Theory

Matthew Rutherford

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1686743

517 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Jan 2026

Workplace bullying as the erosion of recognition: ethnographic insights from a Schutzian perspective

in Sociological Theory

Ángel Martínez-Hernáez

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1735370

619 views

Conceptual Analysis

Accepted on 19 Jan 2026

Controlling Control: Toward a Reflexive Concept of Officer Safety

in Sociological Theory

Mario S. Staller
Swen Koerner
Benni Zaiser

Frontiers in Sociology

141 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Struggling over recognition: Honneth, political resistance, and violence

in Sociological Theory

Renante D. Pilapil

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1693721

841 views

Conceptual Analysis

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

Ambivalence, universality, and collectives – three questions for recognition theory

in Sociological Theory

Onni Hirvonen

Frontiers in Sociology

191 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Social pathologies, recognition, and forms of life

in Sociological Theory

Aleksander Manterys

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1677696

1,266 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2025

Legitimation, transmission, and continuity: exploring the heart-of-mind esoteric Buddhist tradition in contemporary China

in Sociological Theory

Daohua Xu
Yaoping Liu

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1701436

1,342 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 07 Nov 2025

How cultural beliefs and rituals may help alleviate grief and despair: a four-dimensional framework

in Sociological Theory

Huy P. Phan
Bing Hiong Ngu
Si-Chi Chen
Chao-Sheng Hsu

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1620016

6,753 views
2 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Love, culture, rationality, and learning in repeated games

in Sociological Theory

Andrés Cendales
Luis Eduardo López-Montenegro
Hugo Guerrero-Sierra

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1515473

1,279 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Suicide in rural agrarian culture: revealing the micro dimensions of suicidal behavior in Gunungkidul Regency, Indonesia

in Sociological Theory

Sunit Agus Tri Cahyono
Eko Wahyono
Ikawati Ikawati
Akhmad Purnama
Tateki Yoga Tursilarini
Sri Yuni Murtiwidayanti
Andayani Listyawati
Trilaksmi Udiati
Suryani Suryani
Tri Gutomo

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1588593

1,965 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Beyond recognition: gendered violence and the critique of political economy in Croatia

in Sociological Theory

Jana Kujundžić

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1656897

1,967 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Beyond multiculturalism? Rethinking Japan's “tabunka-kyosei” through Axel Honneth's theory of recognition

in Sociological Theory

Hiroyuki Ishimatsu

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1653520

3,603 views

Opinion

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Integrating Ubuntu: embedding African philosophy into disaster risk reduction and management

in Sociological Theory

Wilfred Lunga
Mkhokheli Sithole
Charles Musarurwa
Eugene Nawanti Kombaté
Tendayi Marovah

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1637051

2,791 views
1 citation

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 02 Sep 2025

The postcolonial sociology of love in Gandhi’s non-violent political culture of Satyagraha

in Sociological Theory

Cristiano Gianolla

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1520969

2,806 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Aug 2025

The school of hard knocks: systemic violence and the motivation to harm in boys’ youth academy football

in Sociological Theory

Nick Gibbs
Daniel Briggs

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1631118

2,446 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 14 Aug 2025

The time of recognition: a time-critical theory of social misrecognition in welfare societies

in Sociological Theory

Gottfried Schweiger

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1601359

2,013 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 08 Aug 2025

New ways in critical management and organization studies: Honneth and the method of normative reconstruction

in Sociological Theory

Max Visser

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1646745

1,633 views
2 citations

Opinion

Published on 05 Aug 2025

Cambodia's disconnection from ASEAN: a social disorganization theory's interpretation

in Sociological Theory

Bama Andika Putra

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1529649

2,065 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Reproductive capital: theoretical foundations and empirical evidence from the workplace

in Sociological Theory

Robin A. Hadley
Clare Mumford
Michael Carroll
Krystal Wilkinson

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1608368

6,497 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

The role of hope in bullying and cyberbullying prevention

in Sociological Theory

Sameer Hinduja
Justin W. Patchin

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1576372

3,565 views
1 citation

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Are we truly fighting ableism? Digressions for a complex society

in Sociological Theory

Lucas Teles da Silva
Dimitri Marques Abramov
Daniel de Freitas Quintanilha

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1575778

3,573 views

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articles

Innovation in Developing Isolated Coastal Villages into Sustainable Marine Tourism Villages in West Sumatra, Indonesia: Adaptive Capacity, Social Capital, and Transformation

Lessons from the Khanom Nuclear Power Plant Conflict: Community Resistance, Discursive Strategies, and Sustainable Development in Southern Thailand

Freedom, Conflict, and the Eclipse of Emancipation: A Positional Sociology Perspective

Honneth’s dialectical shortcoming: understanding Honneth’s problem with power

Workplace bullying as the erosion of recognition: ethnographic insights from a Schutzian perspective

Controlling Control: Toward a Reflexive Concept of Officer Safety

Struggling over recognition: Honneth, political resistance, and violence

Ambivalence, universality, and collectives – three questions for recognition theory

Social pathologies, recognition, and forms of life

Legitimation, transmission, and continuity: exploring the heart-of-mind esoteric Buddhist tradition in contemporary China

How cultural beliefs and rituals may help alleviate grief and despair: a four-dimensional framework

Love, culture, rationality, and learning in repeated games

Suicide in rural agrarian culture: revealing the micro dimensions of suicidal behavior in Gunungkidul Regency, Indonesia

Beyond recognition: gendered violence and the critique of political economy in Croatia

Beyond multiculturalism? Rethinking Japan's “tabunka-kyosei” through Axel Honneth's theory of recognition

Integrating Ubuntu: embedding African philosophy into disaster risk reduction and management

The postcolonial sociology of love in Gandhi’s non-violent political culture of Satyagraha

The school of hard knocks: systemic violence and the motivation to harm in boys’ youth academy football

The time of recognition: a time-critical theory of social misrecognition in welfare societies

New ways in critical management and organization studies: Honneth and the method of normative reconstruction

Cambodia's disconnection from ASEAN: a social disorganization theory's interpretation

Reproductive capital: theoretical foundations and empirical evidence from the workplace

The role of hope in bullying and cyberbullying prevention

Are we truly fighting ableism? Digressions for a complex society