Contemporary Sociological Theory

Steven Loyal is an Associate Professor in Sociology at University College DublinSinisa Malesevic is Professor and Head/Chair of UCD School of Sociology. Previously, he held research and teaching appointments at the Institute for International Relations (Zagreb), the Centre for the Study of Nationalism, CEU (Prague) and at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He also held visiting research fellowships at the London School of Economics and the Institute for Human Sciences (Vienna). He is also a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. Professor Malesevic is a comparative historical and political sociologist whose main research interests include the study of war and organized violence, ethnicity and nationalism, ideology, as well as sociological theory.  He has authored six books and has edited or co-edited another five volumes. He has also authored over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.

Malesevic and Loyal have given us the most comprehensive, accessible, international and up-to-date guide to sociological theory, ancient and modern: a magnificent achievement.

• Parsons and MertonGoffmanSchutz and GarfinkelGramsciLukacsAlthusserMarcuseAdornoHomans, Coleman and BoudonLevi-Strauss, Barthes and ButlerFoucaultEliasBourdieuGiddensHabermasLuhmannGellner and MannCollinsde Beauvoir, Oakley and SmithHochschild, Hill Collins and Latour