Macro · Structures & Institutions 1974

World-Systems Theory

세계체제이론

A foundational theoretical framework in sociology addressing World-Systems Theory at the macro level of analysis.

Field Sociology · Economics · International Relations
Level of analysis Macro · Structures & Institutions
Paradigm Conflict Theory Critical Theory
Key figures 👤 Immanuel Wallerstein (임마누엘 월러스타인)
Year 1974

Key Claims

World-Systems Theory provides a foundational analytical framework in sociology, examining the dynamics of conflict-theory, critical-theory at the macro level.

Further Reading

  • Wallerstein, I. M. (1974). The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century. Academic Press.
  • Wallerstein, I. M. (2004). World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction. Duke University Press.

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