In letter & in spirit: social morphogenesis and the interpretation of codified social rules

Al-Amoudi, Ismael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4548-3125 2016. In letter & in spirit: social morphogenesis and the interpretation of codified social rules. Archer, Margaret Scotford, ed. Morphogenesis and Normativity: Normogenetic Processes, Social Morphogenesis, Springer, pp. 113-139. (10.1007/978-3-319-28439-2_6) Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

How does intensified morphogenesis affect our ability to interpret codified rules? This paper examines the effects of social and systemic integration on the interpretation of codified rules in morphogenic times. When mophogenesis predominates, we witness both a fragmentation of deep social integration and an extension of minimal social integration over large geographical and social spaces. The result is a social configuration that both facilitates broad consensus on simple issues involving widely shared norms and that complexifies consensus on issues involving less widely shared norms. Examination of systemic integration’s effects reveals novel forms of inequality in Late Modernity. Actors with access to competent advice, and the capacity to adapt their practices and identity, benefit from intensified morphogenesis as they can make the best use of existing codified rules and can adapt swiftly to rule changes. However, the majority of less privileged agents are burdened by the multiplication and substitution of codified rules. They face situations of illegitimacy and suffer from more flexible agents’ competitive advantage. The phenomenon of unprecedented tax evasion is used to illustrate this argument.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Publisher:	Springer
ISBN:	978-3-319-28439-2
Last Modified:	10 Apr 2024 15:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/75712

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