What I’m Reading

Culture and Power: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu, by David Swartz. An excerpt:

Bourdieu in fact speaks of three different types of field strategies: conservation, succession, and subversion. Conservation strategies tend to be pursued by those who hold dominant positions and enjoy seniority in the field. Strategies of succession are attempts to gain access to dominant positions in a field and are generally pursued by new entrants. Finally, strategies of subversion are pursued by those who expect to gain little from the dominant groups. These strategies take the form of a more or less radical rupture with the dominant group by challenging its legitimacy to define the standards of the field.

For Austrian economists, Pete Boettke likes a succession strategy. I prefer a subversion strategy.

2 thoughts on “What I’m Reading

  1. What dou you think of Bourdieu, and of Swartz’s book about him and his ideas?

    I would expect you like him, as I see some similarities.

    Mat

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