The article lays the foundation for a dialog between scholars of Brazilian social thought and historians of sociology as a discipline. In order to achieve this objective, I analyze recent developments in the field of the history of sociology, highlighting the incorporation of historiographic methods and the emergence of a transnational approach, which points toward a global history of the discipline. I criticize the Eurocentric limits of this field and argue that recent research trends in the area of Brazilian social thought can help overcome this limitation. Finally, I briefly analyze the obstacles that impede this dialog and indicate possible strategies for overcoming them.
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Maia, J. M. E. (2017). The history of sociology as a field of research and some recent trends in Brazilian social thought. Historia, Ciencias, Saude - Manguinhos, 24(1), 111–128. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-59702017000100003
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