After a romantic aspiration to society: Harnessing the regulatory capacity of a social sphere

摘要: Abstract This introduction unpacks the key question that informs articles in this special issue. How does a social sphere inform regulation and, more specifically, how can regulatory capacity of be harnessed, as an alternative or significant complementary force to state and reliance on self-regulatory markets? This is salient topical also light search for new strategies perspectives aftermath 2007 financial subsequent EU sovereign debt crises, which have led major realignment economy society number countries. This argues economic sociology crucial reference point understanding about practices constitute business behavior. It enables explore scope significance often interlinked legal norms regulating various transnational risks activity give rise to. The therefore locates quest debates draw Karl Polanyi’s analysis embedding, disembedding, re-embedding into norms. highlights one themes developed issue, idea within questions assumed conceptual distinction between society. This concludes by specifying accounts risk issue chart path different from recent explorations role regulation, were conducted under banner “the sociological citizen,” “regulatory sociability,” “collaborative governance.”