Alan Sica

Alan Sica is Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Social Thought Program at Pennsylvania State University. Amongst his many publications are 'Weber, Irrationality and Social Order' (California 1988); 'Max Weber and the New Century' (Transaction 2003) 'Max Weber: A Comprehensive Bibliography' (Transaction 2004); 'What is Social Theory? The Philosophical Debates (ed, Blackwell 1998); and 'Social Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Present' (ed, Allyn & Bacon 2004). He was Editor of the ASA journal, Sociological Theory journal from 1989 to 1994, and is currently Editor of Contemporary Sociology.