Dynamic Social Theory is a hypothesis on how social science can benefit humanity better.
I wrote an overview of this hypothesis in "Social models as dynamic theories" Frontiers in Political Science. May 2025. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2024.1443388 .
(short link: https://bit.ly/DSTFront) and some implications in https://bit.ly/SocSciManifesto
I introduced the hypothesis with a critique of the McDonaldization thesis in: Unwrapping the McDonald's model: An introduction to dynamic social theory. The Journal of American Culture, 46(3), 232-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/jacc.13467
short link (https://bit.ly/LSEmcDon)
I would welcome feedback on the hypothesis and a professional debate about whether and how it could increase the impact of social research, through Research Gate and reviews of the argument in a journal.
How about you start the debate by putting out your thoughts and hypotheses? You cannot outsource intellectual labour. You can engage with others by presenting an intellectual challenge. So set out an argument as follows:
Based on ………. by the following authors X, Y, Z. I conclude by saying …….
This brings to mind ………., which I argue as follows ………… My hypothesis is "……… or my hypotheses are ……….. My questions are ……a, b, c, d,….
The question is very interesting because there is a strong demand for a comprehensive review of literature in the field of Social Dynamics. In principle yes, I could do this. I believe you could also do this yourself or along with somebody working in this and/or adjacent functional area such as theoretical mechanics, where dynamics itself is better developed.
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