Practice Theory and Process Philosophy

Towards a Sociology of Becoming

Stanley Blue (Lancaster University, UK)

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Routledge
10 September 2025

Social & political philosophy; Social theory; Human geography

Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

This book breaks new ground in sociological theory, presenting a process-oriented practice theory for conceptualising and studying the dynamism, interconnectedness, and ongoing transformation of everyday social life. Drawing on process-inspired approaches from disciplines such as anthropology, geography, and science and technology studies, it develops a framework for understanding practices not as things that change, but as ongoing processes that organise everyday life.

Each chapter engages with a specific debate in practice theory, including how to conceptualise the site of the social, the status of the practitioner, how practices connect and extend across space and time, the role of memory in practice, the place of power, and appropriate methods for capturing the dynamics of social practice. In doing so, the book introduces a conceptual vocabulary for describing connection, extension, and emergence in a way that attends to the affective space of the social.

Practice Theory and Process Philosophy is essential reading for scholars and students across the social sciences and humanities who are interested in practice theory, process philosophy, and social theory.

By: Stanley Blue (Lancaster University UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781032610405
ISBN 10: 1032610409
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 10 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: Practice Theory and Process Philosophy Part 1. Groundwork 2. The Site of the Social is on the Move 3. The Practitioner is Dividual Part 2. Framework 4. Complexes of Practices as Machinic Assemblages 5. History Living in the Weave of Social Life Part 3. Consequences 6. Nomadic Power in the Practice Plenum 7. A Process-Oriented Methodology for Practice Theory 8. Conclusion: Towards A Sociology of Becoming

Stanley Blue is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Lancaster University. His research is on the sociology of practice and the philosophy of process, including work on time and social organisation. He has developed these ideas in substantive areas related to the sociology of consumption, including projects on energy demand and public health. He is co-director of the Centre for Practice Theory at Lancaster and editor for The Journal of Practice Theory.