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This article aims to explore how Bourdieu-inspired practice theory can deepen the understanding of European Union studies.

March 18, 2026Open Access

The Rejuvenation of Political Science and its Institutional Studies Through a Practice-Guided Anthropological Gaze

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This article aims to explore how Bourdieu-inspired practice theory can deepen the understanding of European Union studies.
Elaboration on Bourdieu-inspired contemporary practice theory.
Analysis of scholars' contextualized selves in the production of scholarship.
Examination of informant selection and data acquisition processes.
Authorship is shown to be a contextualized and situated practice.
Individual perspectives significantly influence scholarly accounts.
Dynamic social relationships and institutional contexts shape scholarly outputs.

Abstract

This article elaborates on the valuable resources offered by the Bourdieu-inspired contemporary practice theory to broaden the scholarly understanding of European Union (EU) studies. The time-wise, geography-wise and responsibilities-wise contextualised selves of scholars retain a prominent role in the production of contemporary scholarship. It is their own authorship and understanding of the chosen setting that seeps so prominently through their academically rigorous accounts. Their specific selection of human informants and the acquisition of diverse empirical data from responsive individuals are subject to their own meanings attributed to specific institutional fields, evolving collegialities, and dynamic social relationalities. The individual lenses and their fleeting character have a prominent role in Bourdieu-inspired contemporary practice theory. The latest practice scholarship elucidates that authorship is comprehensively situated as well.

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