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Nr 1(24) (2023): New Sociology of Leadership

Contemplative Studies, Martial Arts, and Solidarity: An Autobiographical Knowledge Cultural Sociology of Transformational Theory and Practice

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24 September 2024
Opublikowane
26-09-2024

Abstrakt

In this reflection on my sociological practice and academic leadership across four decades, I discover abiding themes otherwise hidden by the keywords featured most prominently: solidarity, martial arts, and contemplative practices. Articulations across knowledge cultures and leadership responsibilities distinguished by place, emphasis, spirit, and (non-)violence move me to conclude with an embrace of love as a force across what might appear, on the surface, incommensurate expressions. However, they are but different manifestations of a deeper unity to be realised in transformation moved by address of the following question: solidarity with whom?

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