CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK About the Editors Yehuda Elkana András Szigeti Gy?rgy Lissauer Institute of Advanced Study, Berlin Central European University Freelance researcher On the Cover: "Hommage an Robert Merton" by Alexander Polzin (2009) Robert K. Merton and the Future of Sociology Edited by Yehuda Elkana, and András Szigeti Gy?rgy Lissauer Concepts and the Social Order Robert K. Merton and the Future of SociologyConcepts and the Social Order Edited by Yehuda Elkana, and András Szigeti Gy?rgy Lissauer The volume offers prehensive perspective on knowledge production in the field of sociology. Moreover, it is a tribute to the scope of Merton’s work and the influence Merton has had on the work and life of sociologists around the world. This is reflected in each of the 12 chapters by internationally acclaimed scholars witnessing the range of fields Merton has contributed to as well as the personal impact hehas hadonsociologists. Among others, the chapters deal with history and social context, an exploration of sociology in three very different countries; the relationship between science and society; the role of experience and the conceptual word; the “Matthew effect” and “repetition with variation.” The contributors consider a number of Mertonian themes and concepts, re-evaluating them, adapting them, highlighting their continued relevanceandthus openingawell of possibilities for newresearch. Central European University Press Budapest–NewYork ******@ es and information: Website: 615-5053-41-2 90000> Table of Contents List of Illustrations and Tables Book Concept and Preface Introduction 1. The Paradoxes of Robert K. Merton: Fragmentary Reflections 2. Looking for Shoulders to Stand on, or for a Paradigm for the Sociology of Science 3. R. K. Merton in France: Foucault, Bourdieu, Latour and the Invention of Mainstream Sociology in Paris 4. Merton in South Asia: The Question of Religion and the Modernity of Science 5. The Contribution of Robert K. Merton’s Key C