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Journal Articles
Taylor, PJ, Firth, A, Hoyler, M,
Smith, D (2010)
Explosive city growth in the modern world-system: an initial inventory derived from urban demographic changes,
Urban Geography, 31(7), pp.865-884, ISSN: 0272-3638. DOI:
10.2747/0272-3638.31.7.865.
Smith, D (2006) Trans-nationality and the Trans-Siberian Express,
Current Sociology, 53(1), pp.149-156.
Smith, D (2006) Norbert Elias and the Art of Dialogue,
Current Sociology, 53(5), pp.851-854.
Smith, D (2003) Scenarios of Global Development,
Dushu (Beijing), pp.31-39.
Smith, D (2003) Kampen om positionerna.fornedring och skam I det sociala maktspelet,
Ledmotiv (Stockholm), 1, pp.71-81.
Smith, D (2003) Europe and America. Reflections on the Future of the West,
Politologen, pp.33-42.
Smith, D (2002) La guerre des Balkans: elites nationales et discours transnationaux dans la presse francaise, allemande et britannique,
Questions de Communication, 1, pp.57-78.
Smith, D (2001)
Organizations and humiliation: looking beyond Elias,
Organization, 8(3), pp.537-560, ISSN: 1350-5084. DOI:
10.1177/135050840183005.
Smith, D (2000) Political culture and the culture of historians:the case of American cities,
Urban History, 27(1), pp.105-109.
Smith, D, Grundmann, R, Wright, S (2000) National elites and transational discourses in the Balkan War. A comparison between the French, German and British establishment press,
European Journal of Communication, 15(3), pp.199-320.
Smith, D (1999) The uses of civility. Intellectuals and democracy in late modernity,
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 20(6), pp.548-553.
Smith, D (1999) The Civilizing Process and The History of Sexuality: Comparing Michel Foucault and Norbert Elias,
Theory and Society, 28(1), pp.79-100, ISSN: 0304-2421.
Smith, D (1998) Zygmunt Bauman. How to be a Successful Outsider,
Theory, Culture and Society, 15(1), pp.39-45, ISSN: 0263-2764.
Smith, D (1998) Cultural democracy and cultural capital: some reflections on the Australian case,
Current Issues in Language and Society, 4(2), pp.1-9.
Smith, D (1998) Strategies for multiculturalism: the Catalan case considered,
Current Issues in Language and Society, 4(2), pp.1-9.
Smith, D (1998) Legislators and interpreters in the new television age. A response to Ulrike Hannah Meinhof and Kay Richardson,
Current Issues in Language and Society, 5(4), pp.292-294.
Smith, D (1998) Fernard Braudel,
Dictionary of Cultural Theorists, 49(4), pp.660-669.
Smith, D (1998) Anthony Giddens and the liberal tradition,
British Journal of Sociology, 49(4), pp.660-669.
Smith, D (1996) Zygmunt Bauman & Anthony Giddens: contrasting approaches to modernity,
Transformacje, pp.123-131.
Smith, D (1992) Modernity, postmodernity and the new Middle Ages,
Sociological Review, 40(4), pp.754-771.
Smith, D (1992) Paternalism, craft and organisational rationality (1830-1920): modelling the urban dimension,
Urban History, 1(2), pp.211-228.
Smith, D (1989) Exploring the city: The Chicago School and its critics,
Social studies Review, 4(4), pp.164-166.
Smith, D (1988) In search of the urban variable,
Journal of Urban History, 14(3), pp.399-495.
Smith, D (1988) History, geography and sociology: lessons from the Annales school,
Theory Culture and Society, 5(1), pp.137-148.
Smith, D (1988) La logistica del potere,
Polis, 1(3), pp.595-603.
Smith, D (1985) Scholars and radicals,
History of Education Quarterly, pp.253-257.
Smith, D (1984) Norbert Elias established or outsider?
Sociological Review, 32(2), pp.367-389.
Smith, D (1984) Method and morality in the work of Barrington Moore,
Theory and Society, 13, pp.151-176.
Smith, D (1982) `Put not your trust in princes' - a commentary on Anthony Giddens and the Absolutist state,
Theory, Culture and Society, 1(2), pp.93-99.
Smith, D (1982) Social history and sociology more than just good friends,
Sociological Review, 30(2), pp.286-308.
Smith, D (1978) Domination and containment: an approach to modernisation,
Comparative Studies in Society and History, 20(2), pp.177-213.
Smith, D (1976) Codes, paradigms and folk norms,
Sociology, 10(1), pp.1-19.
Conferences
Smith, D (2006) Globalization - a fresh approach. In Institute of Sociology, Proceedings, University of Gothenberg Spring Symposium, n/a.
Smith, D (2006) Lessons from the Chicago School. In Institute of Sociology, Proceedings, Univesity of Gothenberg Spring Symposium, n/a.
Smith, D (2005) Whistleblowing and Humiliation: Some Theoretical and Practical Issues. In International Institute of Sociology Conference on The Frontiers of Sociology, Proceedings, ? n/a.
Smith, D (2005) Resentment and Revenge in Inter-Societal Relations. In International Institute of Sociology Conference on The Frontiers of Sociology, Proceedings, ? n/a.
Smith, D (2004) Dimensions of globalisation and humiliation. In European Sociological Association, Proceedings, Social Theory Social Network, Murcia, Spain, pp.54-72.
Smith, D (2004) Europe and the world. In New Directions in European Sociology (International Graduate Seminar), Proceedings, New Directions in European Sociology, Murcia, Spain, pp.75-88.
Smith, D (2004) Globalisation and Humiliation. In SCORE Seminar, Proceedings, Stockholm Centre for Organisational Research, pp.197-215.
Smith, D (2004) Escape, Acceptance, Resistance, Transformation: new approaches to globalisation and humiliation. In International Seminar on 'Global Challenges and Local Responses: Trends and Developments in Society and Sociology' in conjunction with the International Sociological Association (ISA) Annual Executive Committee Meetings, Proceedings, University of Singapore, pp.63-88.
Smith, D (2004) Understanding humiliation. In Department of Sociology Seminar Series, Proceedings, 'Ten Years After', University of KwaZuluNatal, Durban, pp.276-286.
Smith, D (2003) Europe - a continent without humiliation? The role of the humanities in the promotion of human decency. In The Role of the Humanities in the Formation of New European Elites, Proceedings, Venice, pp.98-112.
Smith, D (2003) Beyond resentment: a typology of responses to humiliation. In International Conference on 'Equity, Equality and Diversity in the Globalised Societies', Proceedings, Mexico City, pp.154-173.
Smith, D (2003) Globalisation, terrorism and possible future pathways. In Perspectives on Global Change Seminar, Proceedings Perspectives on Global Change Seminar, Moscow, pp.45-54.
Smith, D (2002) Can we get peace without humiliation. In Perspectives on New Global History, Proceedings, Harvard University, pp.3-17.
Smith, D (2002) The Global challenge. In Perspectives on Modernity and Globalization. Colloquium at Institute of Sociology, Proceedings, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, pp.95-107.
Smith, D (2002) Globalization and the social sciences. In Asian-Pacific Development Conference, Proceedings, Shandong University, Jinan, China, pp.96-104.
Smith, D (2002) China and the modern world. In Asian-Pacific Development Conference, Proceedings, Shandong University, Jinan, China, pp.319-326.
Smith, D (2002) Globalisation and humiliation. In European Sociological Association Social Theory Research Network Conference, Proceedings, Moscow, pp.57-63.
Smith, D (2001) Towards a theory of global modernity. In Fifth European Sociological Association Conference, Proceedings, Helsinki, pp.203-220.
Smith, D (2001) Theodore Abel - displaced intellectual: comments on the Columbia Circle of Scholars (edited by Elzbieta Halas). In Fifth European Sociological Association Conference, Proceedings, Helsinki, pp.275-284.
Smith, D (2000) Rhetoric and persuasion in the social sciences. In European Social Science History Conference 2000, Proceedings, Amsterdam, pp.154-161.
Smith, D (1999) Lost empires - making Europe work in the post-colonial era. In Fourth European Sociological Association Conference, Proceedings, Amsterdam, pp.340-360.
Smith, D (1999) Postmodernity and decivilising processes in postwar Europe: Comparing Elias and Bauman. In Fourth European Sociological Association Conference, Proceedings, Amsterdam, pp.283-300.
Smith, D (1999) Globalisation, culture and the management of conflict. In Critical Management Studies Conference, Proceedings, UMIST, Manchester, pp.204-221.
Smith, D (1999) Bridging the gap between the postmodern and the progressive. A critique of Zygmunt Bauman. In BSA Annual Conference 1999, Proceedings, Glasgow, pp.7-32.
Smith, D (1998) Norbert Elias and the New Europe. In 14th ISA World Congress of Sociology, Proceedings, Montreal, pp.256-272.
Smith, D (1998) Pride and shame: the potentiality of an Eliasian approach to emotionality within organisations. In EGOS 14th Colloquium, Proceedings, Maastricht, Netherlands, pp.105-122.
Smith, D (1998) Modernity, postmodernity and the uses of history: a critical assessment of the work of Zygmunt Bauman. In European Social Science History Conference, Proceedings, Amsterdam, pp.407-432.
Smith, D (1998) `Vision' in social theory. In Colloquium on Social Theory, Proceedings, European University Institute, Florence, pp.75-101.
Smith, D (1997) The Eliasian vision: tensions and continuities. In Conference on Organized Violence: The formation and breakdown of monopolies of force - conditions and consequences, Proceedings, Amsterdam, pp.206-233.
Smith, D (1997) Civilization and totalitarianism in the work of Norbert Elias and Hannah Arendt. In American Sociological Association Annual Conference, Proceedings, Toronto, pp.354-386.
Smith, D (1997) The civilizing process and the care of the self. In Norbert Elias Centenary Conference, Zentrum fur interdisziplinare Forschung, Proceedings, University of Bielefeld, Germany, pp.104-132.
Smith, D (1996) Elias and Arendt as analysts of modernity. In International Symposium on the work of Zygmunt Bauman, Proceedings, School of Sociology & Social Policy, Univ. Leeds, pp.33-54.
Smith, D (1996) Zygmunt Bauman: an outsider looking in?. In International Symposium on the work of Zygmunt Bauman, Proceedings, School of Sociology & Social Policy, Univ. Leeds, pp.68-84.
Smith, D (1996) Must we follow Foucault?. In European Social Science History Conference, Proceedings, Amsterdam, pp.67-74.
Smith, D (1994) Contracting for training. Testing some theories of the Labour market in South Birmingham. In Contract State - The Future of Public Management?, Procedings, Cardiff Business School Employment Research Unit, pp.56-72.
Smith, D (1993) Restructuring Birmingham, Transformation of Old Industrial regions as a Sociological problem. In Polish Sociological Association and the Institute for Regional and Local Development, Proceedings, Porabka (Poland), pp.48-63.
Smith, D (1991) From industrial district to Fordism? Birmingham 1830-1930. In Conference on Enterprise and Community, Proceedings, Centre for Business History in Scotland, Glasgow, pp.63-75.
Smith, D (1989) Japanization in the West Midland car industry. In Japanese investment - UK industrial relations, Proceedings, Jim Conway Foundation, Nottingham, pp.37-49.
Smith, D (1989) George Cadbury (Birmingham) and George Pullman (Chicago) - Contrasting attempts to establish paternalism in industrial settings. The lessons for understanding organisations. In Joint Conference of Urban History Society and Urban Geography Society, Proceedings, University College, London, pp.67-81.
Smith, D (1987) Citizenship and uneven development: the case of Birmingham. In International colloquium on Declining Cities and Economic Change, Proceedings, University of Bremen, West Germany, pp.783-82.
Smith, D (1987) Dimensions of supervisory authority on the shopfloor. In International Sociological Association Conference on Change and Conflict, Proceedings, University of Kent at Canterbury, pp.46-58.
Smith, D (1987) Locality and culture. In Changing Urban and Regional Initiative Locality Conference, Proceedings, Durham University, pp.7-10.
Smith, D (1985) Factory and locality in South West Birmingham. In Changing Urban and Regional Systems Initiative Regional Conference, Proceedings, ESRC, Aston University, pp.33-43.
Smith, D (1983) Methodological issues in historical sociology: a case study. In Conference on Unstructured Data and Qualitative Analysis, Proceedings, British Sociological Association, Guilford, pp.47-54.
Smith, D (1979) The historical sociology of Barrington Moore. In International Colloquium on Historical Sociology, Proceedings, Harvard University Center for European Studies, pp.45-72.
Books
Smith, D (2006) Globalization. The Hidden Agenda, Polity Press, ISBN: 0745617034.
Smith, D (ed) (2002) The Civilized Organization. Norbert Elias and the Future of Organization Studies, John Benjamins, ISBN: 1588112780.
Smith, D (2001) Norbert Elias & Modern Social Theory, Sage Publications Ltd, ISBN: 0761961089.
Smith, D (1999) Zygmunt Bauman Prophet of Postmodernity, Polity Press, ISBN: 0-7456-1899-5.
Smith, D and Wright, S (ed) (1999) Whose Europe? The Turn Towards Democracy, Blackwell.
Smith, D (1991) The Rise of Historical Sociology, Polity Press.
Smith, D (1990) Capitalist Democracy on Trial. The Transatlantic Debate from Tocqueville to the Present, Routledge, ISBN: 0 415 04188 0.
Smith, D (1988) The Chicago School. A Liberal Critique of Capitalism, Macmillan, ISBN: 0 333 36658 1.
Smith, D (1983) Barrington Moore, Violence, Morality and Political Change, Macmillan, ISBN: 0 333 30622 8.
Smith, D (1982) Conflict and Compromise. Class Formation in English Society 1830-1914. A Comparative Study of Birmingham and Sheffield, Routledge, ISBN: 0 7100 0969 0.
Smith, D (1978) Distribution Processes and Power Relations, Open University Press.
Chapters
Smith, D and Jrgensen, A (2009) Survival in the Urban Jungle. In Smith, D and Jrgensen, A (ed) Encountering the Everyday: An Introduction to the Sociologies of the Unnoticed, Macmillan, pp.45-69.
Smith, D (2006) First Movers Confronting Rogue States: 16th century Spain adn 21st century America. In Marcuello, C and Fandos, JLE (ed) Sociological Essays for a Global Society, Prensas Universitarios de Zaragoza, pp.132-153, ISBN: 8477338272.
Smith, D (2005) Historical social theory. In Harrington, AE (ed) Modern Social Theory, Oxford University Press, pp.132-153, ISBN: 0199255709.
Smith, D (2004) Historical analysis. In Bryman, A and Hardy, ME (ed) The Handbook of Data Analysis, Sage, pp.147-162.
Smith, D (2003) The humiliating organisation: The functions and dysfunctions of degradation. In Iterson, A, van Newton, T, Mastenbroek, W, Smith, D (ed) The Civilized Organization: Norbert Elias and the future of organization studies, John Benjamins, pp.41-57, ISBN: 1588112780.
Smith, D (2003) Europe and America. Strategies for Survival. In Lindahl, RE (ed) Whither Europe: Borders, Boundaries, Frontiers in a Changing World, CERGU, pp.57-71.
Smith, D (2003) Humiliation and human rights. Constructing the beginning of a genealogy. In Peterson, AE (ed) Thoughts on Family, Gender, Generation and Class, Department of Sociology Research Report no 133, Gothenberg University, pp.69-84.
Smith, D (2003) The global challenge: how can we get peace without humiliation?. In Kultygin, V and Zhukov, VE (ed) European Social Theory: Sources and Challenges, Russian Society of Sociologists/Research Committee on History and Theory of Sociology, pp.9-29.
Smith, D (2002) Introduction: The challenge of Elias. In Iterson, van, A, Mastenbroek, W, Newton, T, Smith, , eds, D (ed) The Civilized Organisation, Benjamin, pp.vii-xxviii.
Smith, D (2001) The modern roots of Bauman's postmodernity. In Junge, M and Kron, TE (ed) Zygmunt Bauman: Soziologe zwischen Postmoderne und Ethik, Leske and Budrich, p.301.
Smith, D (2000) The prisoner and the fisherman: A comparison between Michel Foucault and Norbert Elias. In Triebel, A, Kuzmics, H, Blomert, eds, R (ed) Zivilisationstheorie in der Balanz, Leske and Budrich, pp.143-161, ISBN: 3 8100 2038 9.
Smith, D and Wright, S (1999) The Turn towards Democracy. In Smith, D and Wright, SE (ed) Whose Europe?, Blackwell, pp.1-18.
Smith, D (1999) Making Europe - Processes of Europe-formation since 1945. In Smith, D and Wright, SE (ed) Whose Europe? The Turn Towards Democracy, Blackwell, pp.235-256.
Smith, D (1999) Fernand Braudel. In Cashmore, E and Rojek, C (ed) Dictionary of Cultural Theorists, Edward Arnold/Oxford University Press, pp.29-31.
Smith, D (1996) Modernity and postmodernity. In Bryant, CGA and Jary, DE (ed) Critical Assessments, Routledge, pp.20-35.
Smith, D (1996) Put not your trust in princes. In Bryant, CGA and Jary, DE (ed) Critical Assessments, Routledge, pp.165-172.
Smith, D (1991) Industrial restructuring and the labour force: the case of Austin Rover at Longbridge. In Law, CME (ed) Restructuring the Global Automobile Industry: National and Regional Impacts, Routledge, pp.231-250.
Smith, D (1990) Coping with restructuring: the case of South-west Birmingham. In Urry, J, Pickvance, C, Harloe, eds, M (ed) Place, Policy and Politics. Do Localities Matter?, Unwin Hyman, pp.108-127.
Smith, D (1990) Organisation and class: Burawoy in Birmingham. In Clegg, SRE (ed) Organization Theory and Class Analysis. New Approaches and New Issues, Walter de Gruyter, pp.367-387.
Smith, D (1989) Not getting on, just getting by: changing prospects in South West Birmingham. In Cooke, P (ed) Localities. The Changing Face of Urban Britain, Unwin Hyman, pp.235-266.
Smith, D (1987) Knowing your place: class, politics and ethnicity in Birmingham and Chicago 1890-1983. In Thrift, N and Williams, PE (ed) Class and Space. The Making of Urban Societies, Routledge, pp.276-305.
Smith, D (1986) Factory and community: the restructuring of South West Birmingham. In Cook, P (ed) Global Restructuring. Local Response, ESRC, pp.201-207.
Smith, D (1986) Englishness and the Liberal inheritance. In Dodd, P and Coll, R (ed) Englishness: Politics and Culture 1880-1920, Croom Helm, pp.254-282.
Smith, D (1985) Education and the state: evolution, rationalisation and crisis (in England, Spain, France and Germany. In Bornstein, SEA (ed) The State in Capitalist Society, Allen and Unwin, pp.150-176.
Smith, D (1984) Discovering facts and values. In Skocpol, TE (ed) Vision an Method in Historical Sociology, Cambridge University Press, pp.313-355.
Smith, D (1977) Social conflict and urban education. In Reeder, DE (ed) Urban Education in the Nineteenth Century, Taylor and Francis, pp.95-114.
Smith, D (1976) The urban genesis of school bureaucracy: a transatlantic comparison of Birmingham and Boston. In Dale, RE (ed) Schooling and Capitalism, Hutchinson, pp.66-7.
Smith, D (1971) Selection and knowledge management in education system. In ed, EH (ed) Readings in the Theory of Educational Systems, Hutchinson, pp.139-158.
Smith, D (1971) Power, ideology and the ttransmission of knowledge. In ed, EH (ed) Readings in the Theory of Educational Systems, Hutchinson, pp.241-161.
School/Dept Working Papers
Smith, D (1989) The perils of paternalism: transatlantic comparisons.
Smith, D (1989) Shock city: Chicago in context.
Smith, D (1989) Learning through experience: managerial approaches to increasing flexibility.
Smith, D (1988) Two routes from pragmatism: Harold Laski and Harold Lasswell.
Smith, D (1987) Factory regimes: historical and comparative perspectives with Particular reference to South West Birmingham.
Smith, D (1987) Industrial transformation, residential change and politics in South West Birmingham.
Smith, D (1987) Two logics intertwined: the extension of citizenship and the restructuring of capital and labour in South West Birmingham.
Smith, D (1987) Plant-level restructuring: a framework for analysis based upon the cases of Austin Rover and Cadbury Schweppes.
Smith, D (1987) The flexible factory: a comparison of two cases from South West Birmingham.
Smith, D (1987) Is South West Birmingham turning Japanese?.
Smith, D (1987) Race and politics in an urban context: aspects of capitalist restructuring in Birmingham and Chicago.
Smith, D (1987) The South West Birmingham Project.
Smith, D (1987) Strategic innovation in firms.
Smith, D (1985) Dimensions of restructuring in Southwest Birmingham: an exploratory analysis.
Smith, D (1978) From Lafayette to MacArthur: long-term sequences of global Restructuring 1648-1978.
Thesis/Dissertation
Smith, D (1980) Education, Industry and Politics in Birmingham and Sheffield 1830-1895.
Other
Smith, D (2006) Current Sociology.
Smith, D (2005) Current Sociology.
Smith, D (2004) Current Sociology.
Smith, D (2003) Current Sociology.
Smith, D (2002) Expert guest interviewee in edition of Dialogue, globally-broadcast programe on Chinese English-speaking channel CCTV9, discussing globalisation and conflict with special reference to the Irish situation, Chines television channel CCTV9.
Smith, D (2002) Current Sociology.
Smith, D (2000) Managing Editor of Sociological Review.
Smith, D (2000) European Sociologist.
Smith, D (1999) Held, D. et al ``Global Transformations''.
Smith, D (1999) Managing Editor of Sociological Review.
Smith, D (1999) European Sociologist.
Smith, D (1999) English is becoming the New Global Lingua Franca but be warned: Speaking English can make you deaf.
Smith, D (1998) Managing Editor of Sociological Review.
Smith, D (1997) An overall view: Sociology in process.
Smith, D (1997) Managing Editor of Sociological Review.
Smith, D (1996) Managing Editor of Sociological Review.