Abstract

This paper is genealogical research that aims to present one of the historical ways that led to the emergence of sociology as a modern science. We discuss how and why this kind of genealogical research is important for explaining the emergence, transformation and regionalisation of power/knowledge. By following the arguments developed by Michel Foucault, we argue that the disciplinary practices emerging in European societies during the 18th and 19th centuries strongly influenced the upsurge of power/knowledge that would be transformed in sociology. We conclude that the appearance of the institutions - elements of what Foucault called the disciplinary society - led to the rise of new discourses of their legitimisation and to the birth of sociology.

Details

Title
THE DISCIPLINARY SOCIETY AND THE BIRTH OF SOCIOLOGY: A FOUCAULDIAN PERSPECTIVE
Author
Ristic, Dusan; Marinkovic, Dusan
Pages
29-43
Section
Review scientific article
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Dec 2016
Publisher
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
ISSN
03523608
e-ISSN
1581968X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1853894749
Copyright
Copyright University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences Dec 2016