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    GEORGES SOREL: HIS RELEVANCE FOR CRITICAL ORGANISATION STUDIES

    Jackson, Norman;Carter, Pippa

    In: The 8th International Conference in Critical Management Studies; 10 Jul 2013-12 Jul 2013; The University of Manchester. Manchester, United Kingdom: The University of Manchester Library; 2013.

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    Georges Sorel was a controversial theorist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and was usually labelled, though not necessarily accurately, an anarcho-syndicalist. He wrote prolifically on the emancipation of the proletariat, though is now largely ignored by the left generally, and, in particular, by critical organisation studies. It is suggested that, perhaps surprisingly, (given when he was writing), much of his way of thinking, and his ideas on organisation, resonate with the concerns of today’s Critical Organisation Theory. We examine a number of significant aspects of Sorel's work – particularly, his approach to language and to science, the centrality of the concept of myth in his work, and the role that he accords to agonistics - and consider his relevance for an emancipatory organisation theory.

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    Conference title:
    The 8th International Conference in Critical Management Studies
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    The University of Manchester
    Conference start date:
    2013-07-10
    Conference end date:
    2013-07-12
    Place of publication:
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    Abstract:
    Georges Sorel was a controversial theorist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and was usually labelled, though not necessarily accurately, an anarcho-syndicalist. He wrote prolifically on the emancipation of the proletariat, though is now largely ignored by the left generally, and, in particular, by critical organisation studies. It is suggested that, perhaps surprisingly, (given when he was writing), much of his way of thinking, and his ideas on organisation, resonate with the concerns of today’s Critical Organisation Theory. We examine a number of significant aspects of Sorel's work – particularly, his approach to language and to science, the centrality of the concept of myth in his work, and the role that he accords to agonistics - and consider his relevance for an emancipatory organisation theory.
    Proceedings' ISBN:
    978-0-9576682-0-1
    Related website(s):
    • Conference Website https://www.meeting.co.uk/confercare/cms2013/

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    Manchester eScholar ID:
    uk-ac-man-scw:199533
    Created by:
    Adnams, Janet
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    29th June, 2013, 13:22:39
    Last modified by:
    Adnams, Janet
    Last modified:
    9th July, 2013, 08:25:27

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