Jack Michael Barbalet


Contact categoryResearcher
Job titleProfessor
Research instituteInstitute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Education and Arts

Research outputs

Conceptualising informal institutions : Drawing on the case of guanxi
Barbalet, Jack. (2023). Conceptualising informal institutions : Drawing on the case of guanxi. British Journal of Sociology. 74(1), pp. 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12984

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Race and its reformulation in Max Weber : Cultural Germanism as political imperialism
Barbalet, Jack. (2022). Race and its reformulation in Max Weber : Cultural Germanism as political imperialism. Journal of Classical Sociology. pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468795X221083684

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The theory of guanxi and Chinese society
Barbalet, Jack. (2021). The theory of guanxi and Chinese society Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198808732.001.0001

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Guanxi as social exchange: Emotions, power and corruption
Jack Barbalet. (2017). Guanxi as social exchange: Emotions, power and corruption. Sotsiologicheskie Issledovaniya. (12), pp. 30-41. https://doi.org/10.7868/S0132162517120042

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Where does guanxi come from? Bao, shu, and renqing in Chinese connections
Barbalet, Jack. (2021). Where does guanxi come from? Bao, shu, and renqing in Chinese connections. Asian Journal of Social Science. 49(1), pp. 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajss.2020.11.001

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Max Weber and China : Imperial scholarship, its background and findings
Barbalet, Jack Michael. (2021). Max Weber and China : Imperial scholarship, its background and findings. In In Cho, Joanne Miyang (Ed.). Sino-German encounters and entanglements : Transnational politics and culture, 1890-1950 pp. 133-155 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1007/97830307339196

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The analysis of Chinese rural society: Fei Xiaotong revisited
Barbalet, Jack. (2021). The analysis of Chinese rural society: Fei Xiaotong revisited. Modern China: an international quarterly of history and social science. 47(4), pp. 355-382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0097700419894921

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Violence and politics: Reconsidering Weber’s ‘Politics as a Vocation’
Barbalet, Jack. (2021). Violence and politics: Reconsidering Weber’s ‘Politics as a Vocation’. Sociology. 55(1), pp. 56-70. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038519895748

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Bases of social obligation : The distinction between exchange and role and its consequences
Barbalet, Jack. (2020). Bases of social obligation : The distinction between exchange and role and its consequences. Distinktion. 21(3), pp. 334-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/1600910X.2020.1816558

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Tripartite guanxi : resolving kin and non-kin discontinuities in Chinese connections
Barbalet, Jack. (2021). Tripartite guanxi : resolving kin and non-kin discontinuities in Chinese connections. Theory and Society. 50(1), pp. 151-173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-020-09399-w

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‘Honey, I shrunk the emotions’ : Late modernity and the end of emotions
Barbalet, Jack. (2019). ‘Honey, I shrunk the emotions’ : Late modernity and the end of emotions. Emotions and Society. 1(2), pp. 133-146. https://doi.org/10.1332/263168919X15662881966944

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The experience of trust : It's content and basis
Barbalet, Jack. (2019). The experience of trust : It's content and basis. In In Sasaki, Masamichi (Ed.). Trust in contemporary society pp. 11-30 Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004390430_003

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Trust: Condition of action or condition of appraisal
Barbalet, Jack. (2019). Trust: Condition of action or condition of appraisal. International Sociology. 34(1), pp. 83 - 98. https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580918812268

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Primitive accumulation and Chinese mirrors
Barbalet, Jack. (2019). Primitive accumulation and Chinese mirrors. Journal of Classical Sociology. 19(1), pp. 27 - 42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468795X18810571

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Guanxi as social exchange: Emotions, power and corruption
Barbalet, Jack. (2018). Guanxi as social exchange: Emotions, power and corruption. Sociology. 52(5), pp. 934 - 949. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038517692511

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Magic and Reformation Calvinism in Max Weber’s sociology
Barbalet, Jack. (2018). Magic and Reformation Calvinism in Max Weber’s sociology. European Journal of Social Theory. 21(4), pp. 470 - 487. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368431017736996

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Confucianism and the Chinese self: Re-examining Max Weber's China
Barbalet, Jack. In J. Barbalet (Ed.). (2017). Confucianism and the Chinese self: Re-examining Max Weber's China Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6289-6

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Dyadic characteristics of guanxi and their consequences
Barbalet, Jack. (2017). Dyadic characteristics of guanxi and their consequences. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 47(3), pp. 332 - 347. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12133

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The religion of China and the prospects of Chinese capitalism
Barbalet, Jack. (2016). The religion of China and the prospects of Chinese capitalism. In In A. Sica (Ed.). pp. 207 - 229 Anthem Press.

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The Confucian Mix: A supplement to Weber's the religion of China
Barbalet, Jack. (2016). The Confucian Mix: A supplement to Weber's the religion of China. Revue Internationale de Philosophie. 276(2), pp. 171 - 192.

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Chinese individualization, revisited
Barbalet, Jack. (2016). Chinese individualization, revisited. Journal of Sociology. 52(1), pp. 9 - 23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783315587413

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Guanxi, tie strength, and network attributes
Barbalet, Jack. (2015). Guanxi, tie strength, and network attributes. American Behavioral Scientist. 59(8), pp. 1038 - 1050. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764215580613

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The paradox of power: Conceptions of power and the relations of reason and emotion in European and Chinese culture
Barbalet, Jack and Qi, Xiaoying. (2015). The paradox of power: Conceptions of power and the relations of reason and emotion in European and Chinese culture. In In J. G. Heaney and H. Flam (Ed.). Power and emotion pp. 51 - 64 Routledge.

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Greater self, lesser self: Dimensions of self-interest in Chinese filial piety
Barbalet, Jack. (2014). Greater self, lesser self: Dimensions of self-interest in Chinese filial piety. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 44(2), pp. 186 - 205. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12037

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Globalization and cosmopolitanism: Continuity and disjuncture, contemporary and historical
Barbalet, Jack. (2014). Globalization and cosmopolitanism: Continuity and disjuncture, contemporary and historical. Journal of Sociology. 50(2), pp. 199 - 212. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783312448686

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Weber's Daoism: A failure of orthodoxy
Barbalet, Jack. (2014). Weber's Daoism: A failure of orthodoxy. Journal of Classical Sociology. 14(3), pp. 284 - 301. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468795X13494132

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Confucian values and East Asian capitalism: A variable Weberian trajectory
Barbalet, Jack. (2014). Confucian values and East Asian capitalism: A variable Weberian trajectory. In In B. S. Turner and O. Salemink (Ed.). Routledge handbook of religions in Asia pp. 315 - 328 Routledge.

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The structure of guanxi: Resolving problems of network assurance
Barbalet, Jack. (2014). The structure of guanxi: Resolving problems of network assurance. Theory and Society. 43(1), pp. 51 - 69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-013-9211-2

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Laozi’s Daodejing (6th Century BC)
Barbalet, Jack. (2014). Laozi’s Daodejing (6th Century BC). In In J. Helin, T. Hernes and D. Hjorth and R. Holt (Ed.). Oxford handbook of process philosophy and organization studies pp. 17 - 31 Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199669356.013.0002

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Collective fear and societal change
Barbalet, Jack and Demertzis, Nicolas. (2013). Collective fear and societal change. In In N. Demertzis (Ed.). Emotions in politics: The affect dimension in political tension pp. 167 - 185 Palgrave Macmillan.

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The paradox of power : Conceptions of power and the relations of reason and emotion in European and Chinese culture
Barbalet, Jack and Qi, Xiaoying. (2013). The paradox of power : Conceptions of power and the relations of reason and emotion in European and Chinese culture. Journal of Political Power. 6(3), pp. 405-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/2158379X.2013.846554

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Teaching classical sociological theory in Hong Kong SAR, China
Barbalet, Jack. (2013). Teaching classical sociological theory in Hong Kong SAR, China. Journal of Sociology. 49(4), pp. 426 - 440. https://doi.org/10.1177/1440783313504054

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Adam Smith: Theorie der ethischen Gefühle
Barbalet, Jack. (2013). Adam Smith: Theorie der ethischen Gefühle. In In K. Senge and R. Schutzeichel (Ed.). Hauptwerke der emotionssoziologie pp. 333 - 339 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-93439-6_46

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Self-interest in Chinese discourse and practice: Temporal distinctions of self
Barbalet, Jack. (2013). Self-interest in Chinese discourse and practice: Temporal distinctions of self. Sociological Review. 61(4), pp. 649 - 666. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.12080

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Self-interest and the theory of action
Barbalet, Jack. (2012). Self-interest and the theory of action. British Journal of Sociology. 63(3), pp. 412 - 429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2012.01417.x

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Introduction: States, consumption and managing religions
Turner, Bryan Stanley, Possamai, Adam and Barbalet, Jack Michael. (2011). Introduction: States, consumption and managing religions. In Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology pp. 1 - 22 Anthem Press.

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Public religions and the state: A comparative perspective
Barbalet, Jack Michael, Possamai, Adam and Turner, Bryan Stanley. (2011). Public religions and the state: A comparative perspective. In Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology pp. 277 - 282 Anthem Press. https://doi.org/10.7135/UPO9780857288073.014

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Chinese religion, market society and the State
Barbalet, Jack. (2011). Chinese religion, market society and the State. In In J. Barbalet, A. Possamai and B. S. Turner (Ed.). Religion and the State: A comparative sociology pp. 185 - 206 Anthem Press.

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Market relations as Wuwei: Daoist concepts in analysis of China's post-1978 market economy
Barbalet, Jack. (2011). Market relations as Wuwei: Daoist concepts in analysis of China's post-1978 market economy. Asian Studies Review. 35(3), pp. 335 - 354. https://doi.org/10.1080/10357823.2011.602045

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Emotions beyond regulation: Backgrounded emotions in science and trust
Barbalet, Jack. (2011). Emotions beyond regulation: Backgrounded emotions in science and trust. Emotion Review. 3(1), pp. 36 - 43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1754073910380968

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