The paper is the opening article of a Special Issue that brings together some qualitative studies on finance and financialization conducted at the intersection between expert systems and «non- expert» people. The aim of the paper is to introduce the reader to the topic by offering a compass for navigating contemporary academic debates on the sociology of finance, on the one hand, and, on the other, for placing these in relation to broader societal issues such as the social construction of the boundary between ignorance and knowledge. These analyses aim to contribute to the field of financial studies by bringing to light the «relational work» (Zelizer, 1994) that underlies financial practices and exchanges. They illuminate the ways in which power, the sharing of information, moral judgements, differing expected behaviors, representations of the future, and the structuring of inequalities - among other dynamics – both shape these practices and are shaped by them. From this perspective, finance is not only a crucial field of analysis per se, but it also represents an important entry point for understanding wider societal issues: it is through the study of financial relationships that we can further our knowledge of social processes of inclusion and exclusion in contemporary societies.

Between Ignorance and Knowledge: Studies on the Sociology of Finance

Moiso V.
2023-01-01

Abstract

The paper is the opening article of a Special Issue that brings together some qualitative studies on finance and financialization conducted at the intersection between expert systems and «non- expert» people. The aim of the paper is to introduce the reader to the topic by offering a compass for navigating contemporary academic debates on the sociology of finance, on the one hand, and, on the other, for placing these in relation to broader societal issues such as the social construction of the boundary between ignorance and knowledge. These analyses aim to contribute to the field of financial studies by bringing to light the «relational work» (Zelizer, 1994) that underlies financial practices and exchanges. They illuminate the ways in which power, the sharing of information, moral judgements, differing expected behaviors, representations of the future, and the structuring of inequalities - among other dynamics – both shape these practices and are shaped by them. From this perspective, finance is not only a crucial field of analysis per se, but it also represents an important entry point for understanding wider societal issues: it is through the study of financial relationships that we can further our knowledge of social processes of inclusion and exclusion in contemporary societies.
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https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.3240/107040
Sociology of Finance, expert and lay knowledge, social inequalities
Caselli D.; Moiso V.
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