Structuration Theory

This important text argues for a strong notion of structuration theory in contrast to the seminal but more abstract and relatively under-developed project represented by Anthony Giddens's writings. It is argued that the distinctive power of structuration theory lies in its potential to critically investigate a specific range of in situ questions. Structuration Theory produces a synthesis that draws on Giddens's work on other versions of the structuration problematic and on key empirical uses of the approach. The final chapters make use of extended case examples to illustrate the critical power of strong structuration.