Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory

Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory publishes innovative papers which make a substantial contribution to the generation of social theory. The Journal invites articles from sociology, political theory, cultural and legal studies, anthropology and philosophy that provide original perspectives on the social. Based in a Scandinavian context, characterized by prioritizing no single theoretical horizon, the Journal creates a space for theoretical contestation that includes both continental and Anglo-American traditions.

Distinktion has published original papers by a number of prominent international scholars, including Nikolas Rose, Engin F. Isin, Rob Shields, Mitchell Dean, Slavoj Zizek, Karin Knorr Cetina, Harrison C. White, Richard Swedberg, Jürgen Habermas, David M. Rasmussen, Jens Bartelson and Eric Alliez. Special issues have appeared on Niklas Luhmann, Carl Schmidt, health, the city, war, Empire, economic sociology, political globalization, Gabriel Tarde, political theology and concepts of politics.

From 2006, articles in Distinktion will be published solely in English.

The journal is published twice a year, in May and October, respectively.

Prices:

Subscription: Institutes     DKK 300,00 per annum

Subscription: Private         DKK 190,00 per annum        

Single copies                   Dkk 120,00 each (+ postage)

To order a single issue and/or subscription, contact us by e-mail.

Previous issues of Distinktion still available are:

No.   2, 2001 "Carl Schmitt og suverænitetsproblematikken"

No.   4, 2002 "Byen"

No.   5, 2002 "Krig"

No.   6, 2003 "Empire"

No.   7, 2003 "Økonomisk sociologi"

No.   8, 2004 "Political Globalization"

No.   9, 2004 "Gabriel Tarde"

No. 10, 2005 "Political Theology"

No. 11, 2005

No. 12, 2006 "Concepts of Politics"

No. 13, 2006

No. 14, 2006 "Bioeconomy"

No. 15, 2007

No. 16, 2008 "The Technologies of Politics"

No. 17, 2008 "Violence and Conflict"

No. 18, 2009

For more information: www.distinktion.dk

Reviews

Chris Thornhill Professor of European Political Thought, University of Glasgow

 "I think that Distinktion is an excellent journal - it's very stimulating and thoughtful and it certainly deserves to receive a wide international readership".

Barbara Marshall Professor, Department of Sociology, Trent University, Canada

"While Distinktion occupies the same general scholarly area as some other periodicals, it represents a unique blend of political and social theory and philosophy. This permits some novel approaches to familiar topics. There is a sustained effort to re-think conceptually the vocabulary of social theory in light of contemporary issues, and this is to be commended. Moreover, the quality of the papers in Disinktion is excellent. I therefore rate this periodial very highly, and I hope that it gains the wide readership that it deserves."

Margareta Bertilsson Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

"I think that Distinktion is a very valuable journal and rate the quality of the journal as quite distinct and remarkable. A clear virtue of Distinktion is its disciplinary non-specialization which caters to young scholars with a critical mind".