La critica di Durkheim al colonialismo e all’impero

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  • George Steinmetz Università del Michigan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.82020/scc.v1i2.589

Abstract

Abstract. How does Durkheim’s thought relate to colonialism, imperialism, and postcolonial theory? To answer these questions, I first examine his explicit discussions of empire and colonialism, which are more extensive than previously thought. I then explore the implications of his general perspective, particularly his theories of anomie and morality—for discussions of colonialism and empire. The conclusion considers postcolonial critiques of Durkheim and adumbrates a Durkheimian theory of colonialism and empire.

Keywords: Durkheim; Colonialism; Postcolonial critiques; Empire

 

Abstract. In che modo il pensiero di Durkheim si collega al colonialismo, all’imperialismo e alla teoria postcoloniale? Per rispondere a queste domande, esamino innanzitutto le sue discussioni esplicite sull’impero e sul colonialismo, che sono più approfondite di quanto si pensasse in precedenza. Successivamente, esploro le implicazioni della sua prospettiva generale, in particolare le sue teorie sull’anomia e sulla moralità, per le discussioni sul colonialismo e sull’impero. La conclusione prende in considerazione le critiche postcoloniali a Durkheim e delinea una teoria durkheimiana del colonialismo e dell’impero.

Parole chiave: Durkheim; Colonialismo; Critiche post-colonialiste; Impero

Biografia autore

George Steinmetz, Università del Michigan

George Steinmetz is the Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Michigan and a Corresponding Member of the Centre de Sociologie européenne, Paris. He is a social theorist and a historical sociologist of states, empires, and social science. He has also worked on Germany and several of its former colonies (Namibia, Samoa, and Qingdao, China), on social policy at the local and central levels in imperial Germany, on visual sociology, on the rise and fall of the city of Detroit, on the epistemology of the human sciences, and on political and cultural theory.

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2025-12-31

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Steinmetz, G. (2025). La critica di Durkheim al colonialismo e all’impero. Sociologia Classica Contemporanea, 1(2), 127–159. https://doi.org/10.82020/scc.v1i2.589

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V. 1 N. 2 (2025): Sociologia Classica Contemporanea

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