Enacting Dismal Science - (Perspectives from Social Economics) by Ivan Boldyrev & Ekaterina Svetlova (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>It is an established fact that the social sciences codetermine the construction of social realities. This thesis has recently been reinterpreted (along with some new evidence) in the field of sociology of knowledge; the keyword here has been 'performativity', and economic theory and financial markets have been the main subjects of theoretical reflection. Economic ideas and models have been seen as both governing the behaviors of agents and in many ways conditioning the very existence of such behaviors, thus (co)constructing the agents and institutions that they address. Indeed, economic theories define standards of rationality, categories of risk, rules undergirding investment decisions, macroeconomic expectations, and microeconomic incentives that prove indispensable in the context of complex, turbulent, and newly-emerging markets. This perspective based on performativity also pertains to the phenomena of marketization, indoctrination, the diffusion of theoretical knowledge via expertise, the creation of new languages and ideologies, etc. It implies the necessity to more precisely examine the forms of entanglement of economic knowledge, institutions, and practices. In this volume, sociologists, philosophers, and economists investigate the conceptual issues underlying the discussion of performativity by scrutinizing its potential over a variety of disciplinary contexts. The authors evaluate the concept of performativity as a theoretical resource by applying it in diverse and heterogeneous fields of research ranging from Luhmann's social systems theory to Descola's anthropology. At stake in this research is not only the notorious relationship between 'theory' and 'reality', but also strategies of rethinking the original concept of performativity (as formulated by Callon and MacKenzie) and reflection on its significance within broader disciplinary fields such as sociology (in general) and philosophy of economics. From this strongly interdisciplinary perspective, the contributors discuss how the performativity program can be developed to enhance its relevance for contemporary economic theory, theory of finance, macroeconomics, game theory, business ethics, and mechanism design. These efforts may help us to discover and more comprehensively understand the logic of our post-crisis, market-oriented society, eventually leading to more reflexive, responsible, and humanistic economics.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>In this book, sociologists, philosophers, and economists investigate the conceptual issues around the performativity of economics over a variety of disciplinary contexts and provide new case studies illuminating this phenomenon. In featuring the latest contributions to the performativity debate the book revives discussion of the fundamental questions: What precise meaning can we attribute to the notion of performativity? What empirical evidence can help us recognize economics as performative? And what consequences does performativity have for contemporary societies? The contributions demonstrate how performativity can serve as a powerful conceptual resource in dealing with economic knowledge, as an inspiring framework for investigating performative practices, and as an engine of discovery for thinking of the economic proper.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This collection is commendable for actually doing what it says it does; presenting different views on the theoretical discussions and empirical developments that define performativity of economics today. ... Enacting dismal science explicitly positions itself within performativity of economics and, hence, will find a particularly engaged audience among scholars who identify with this perspective - and field." (Sine Nørholm Just, Ephemera. Theory & Politics In Organization, Vol. 18 (3), 2018)<br></p><p><br></p><p>"Enacting Dismal Science aims at bringing together sociologists, philosophers, and economists to give an overview of 'what has happened in performativity research in the last year' ... . Indeed, the volume's strength is in combining theoretical and empirical contributions that give readers a good sense of this fast-growing, cross-disciplinary field, including the various lines of (at times fierce) criticism that has been directed against it." (Benjamin Braun, Economic Sociology, The European Electronic Newsletter, Vol. 18 (3), July, 2017)</p><p>"Boldyrev and Svetlova have set out a challenging and important task to push forward the dispersed streams of thought on performativity of economics. While this volume offers a solid reconstruction of the historical origins of the concept ... ." (Pavel Kuchař, Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, Vol.10 (2), Fall, 2017)<br></p><p>"This book ... provides new important tools for inquiring into that notion, called performativity... . The book's title contains the word 'enacting', as the mechanism of enaction is considered a pivotal performative mechanism ... . it emphasizes that the study of performativity constitutes a real opportunity for economics." (Enrico Petracca, History of Economic Ideas, Vol. 25 (3), 2017)<br></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ivan Boldyrev is Associate Professor at the Higher School of Economics, Russia, and Research Associate at the Witten Institute for Institutional Change at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany. His books include <i>Ernst Bloch and His Contemporaries</i> and <i>Hegel, Institutions and Economics</i> (with Carsten Herrmann-Pillath). He has authored many articles focusing on the intellectual history of economics, philosophy of the social sciences, and German Idealism. Ekaterina Svetlova is a Senior Lecturer of Accounting and Finance at the University of Leicester's School of Management, UK. Previously, she has been a Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Constance, Germany; Zeppelin University, Germany; and University of Basel, Switzerland. She also worked as a Portfolio Manager and Financial Analyst at a big investment company in Frankfurt, Germany, for six years. Svetlova has published on themes such as economic sociology, social studies of finance, and economic philosophy in journals that include <i>Economy and Society</i>, <i>Culture and Organization</i>, <i>Science in Context</i>, <i>Synthese</i> and <i>International Studies in the Philosophy of Science</i>.
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