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Chasing Society

Dr. Dominik Döllinger

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Frequency: 1 episode/283d. Total Eps: 7

This podcast explores social theory and social thought to better understand the society we live in. It is hosted by Dr. Dominik Döllinger, researcher at the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (SCORE) and lecturer at Örebro University, Sweden.

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Max Weber's 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' (Part 1)

Sunday, January 18, 2026 • Duration 37:17

In this episode, we begin a close examination of Max Weber’s famous study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. The text is surrounded by half-truths, myths, and so-called “common knowledge,” much of which we can hopefully debunk, nuance, and correct through careful reading. So, what is this text really about? And what does it tell us about the process of societal rationalization? Let’s find out.

I use the following translation:

Weber, M. (2002 [1904-5]). The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and Other Writings (translated by P. Baehr & G. C. Wells). Penguin Books.

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Max Weber on the Rise of Rational Capitalism

Friday, February 21, 2025 • Duration 33:58

In the episode, I outline Max Weber's idea of modern, rational capitalism. What defines it and what makes it rational?

References:

Carruthers, B. G., & Espeland, W. N. (1991). Accounting for Rationality: Double-Entry Bookkeeping and the Rhetoric of Economic Rationality. American Journal of Sociology, 97(1), 31–69.

Hall, P. A., & Soskice, D. (2001). Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage. Oxford University Press.

Swedberg, Richard (1998). Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology. Princeton University Press.

Weber, Max (2019). Economy and Society. A New Translation by Keith Tribe. Harvard University Press.

Weber, Max (2002). The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism. Translated by Peter Baehr and Gordon C. Wells. Penguin.

Weber, Max (1961): General Economic History. Translated by Frank H. Knight. New York: Collier Books

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Max Weber on Domination, Law and the Rational State

Thursday, July 18, 2024 • Duration 39:12

In the third episode in my series about the rationalization of society, I will attend to another important manifestation of the rationalization process that Max Weber outlined: the rational state. What does it mean for states to be rational, and what is the relation between the rational state and liberal democracies? Let’s find out.

In this context, I will also explain and exemplify Weber's famous three types of legitimate domination, that will help us deepen our understanding of Weber's thinking.

References:

Hoyer, Katja (2021): Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918. Cheltenham: The History Press.

Kershaw, Ian (2001 [1998]). Hitler. 1889-1936: Hubris. Penguin.

Weber, M. & Swedberg, R. (2020) Essays in Economic Sociology. 1st edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Weber, Max (2019): Economy & Society. A New Translation. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

Weber, M. (1970 [1948]): From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology. Translated and edited by Gerth, H. H., & Mills, C. W. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.

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Max Weber on Modern Bureaucracy

Friday, May 3, 2024 • Duration 51:42

In this episode we are getting serious. We are going to talk about Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy and we are going to find out why bureaucracy is one of the most important rationalizing forces in the rationalized society. And please be careful, you might even learn something about the history of Prussia and the German Empire.

Summary of the previous episode and introduction to this one starts at minute 2.14.
Section 1 starts at minute 6.28.
Section 2 starts at minute 23.50.
Section 3 starts at minute 39.09.

Sources:

Blau, Peter. M. (1956). Bureaucracy in Modern Society. New York: Random House.
Clark, Christopher (2007 [2006]). Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Penguin.
Cochrane, Glynn. (2018). Max Weber’s Vision for Bureaucracy A Casualty of World War I. Springer International Publishing.
Coser, Lewis A. (1971). Masters of Sociological Thought: Ideas in historical and social context. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Dorn, Walter L. (1931). The Prussian Bureaucracy in the Eighteenth Century. Political Science Quarterly, 46(3), 403–423.
Kaesler, Dirk. (2017). Universal rationalization: Max Weber’s great narrative. Irish Journal of Sociology, 25(3), 315-323.
Kiser, Edgar, and Joachim Schneider. “Bureaucracy and Efficiency: An Analysis of Taxation in Early Modern Prussia.” American Sociological Review 59, no. 2 (1994): 187–204.
Mommsen, Wolfgang J. (2000). Max Weber’s “Grand Sociology”: The Origins and Composition of Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft: Soziologie. History and Theory, 39(3), 364–383.
Parsons, Talcott (1968 [1937]). The Structure of Social Action. Volume 2: Weber. New York: The Free Press.
Ritzer, George. (2015). The McDonaldization of Society. 8th Edition. SAGE Publications
Senigaglia, Cristiana. (2011). Max Weber and the parliamentary bureaucracy of his time, Parliaments, Estates & Representation, 31:1, 53-66, DOI: 10.1080/02606755.2011.560753
Mashal, M. (2024, March 16). India’s 2024 General Election: What to Know. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/world/asia/india-2024-election.html?searchResultPosition=14

The Rationalization of Society: Prologue

Friday, March 22, 2024 • Duration 18:16

In this podcast series, I want to take a deep dive into the rationalization of society. In this first episode, I want to set the stage for this series and answer a simple question: What do sociologists mean when they speak of the rationalization of society?

This episode is a general introduction to the topic and I’ve kept it as short as possible so you can smoothly immerse yourself in this complex phenomenon. If you enjoy it, please be sure to follow this show on your preferred streaming platform so you don’t miss out on the next one.

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Pierre Bourdieu on the Peasant and His Body

Saturday, November 27, 2021 • Duration 25:08

In this episode, I will attend to one of the lesser known texts of Pierre Bourdieu: The Peasant and His Body. The text was published as a chapter in Bourdieu's last book and as a separate article in the journal Ethnography. The body takes centerstage in this ethnographic analysis of the lifeworld of the peasant in Bourdieu's home region of Béarn.

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Simmel's Metropolis and The Mental Life (1903)

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Monday, May 24, 2021 • Duration 26:57

In this episode, I attend to Simmel's famous text The Metropolis and The Mental Life which was published in 1903. It seems as if this one has aged pretty well and may still be a valid description of the urban lifestyle.

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