The Authors/Les auteurs INTRODUCTION Editorâs Introduction by Ralph Matthews Contemporary Capitalist Dilemnas, the Social Sciences and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-first Century by Immanuel Wallerstein THE PROMISE OF SOCIOLOGY: PRESENT AND FUTURE Sociology For Whom? The Role of Sociology in Reflexive Modernity by Anne Mesny Sociology, Civil Society, and the Unbound World by Mohammed A. Bamyeh Accreditation of Sociology Programs: A Bridge to a Broader Audience by Harry Perlstadt Sizing Up the Forest, or Brief Reflection on the Question of Whether There is Such a Thing as Society by P?ter Somlai THE APPLICATION OF SOCIOLOGY: PRESENT AND FUTURE The Analytical and Political Utility of Poststructuralism: Considering Affirmative Action by Clayton Dumont Sociology and Economic Development Policy: The Case of Industrial District Promotion by Udo Staber Neglected and Rejected: A Case Study of the Impact of Social Research on Canadian Drug Policy by Patricia G. Erickson The Company of Strangers: Sociology in Trans-Disciplinary Research by Ellen Wall BOOK REVIEWS Terence C. Halliday and Morris Janowitz, eds., Sociology and Its Publics: The Forms and Fates of Disciplinary Organization. by Axel van den Berg Donald N. Levine, Visions of the Sociological Tradition. by John DrysdaleBack to the Recent Issues page