Engaged Theory is a methodological framework for understanding social complexity . Social life or social relationships are taken as its base category, with 'the social' always understood as based on 'the natural', including humans as embodied beings. The Engaged Theory provides a framework that moves from detailed empirical analysis about things, people, and processes in world to abstract theory about the constitution and social framework of those things, people, and processes.
Engaged theory is one of the approaches within the broader tradition of critical theory . Engaged Theory crosses the fields of sociology , anthropology , political science , history , philosophy , and global studies. In its most general form, the term Engaged Theory is used to describe theories that provide a toolbox for engaging with the world while seeking to change it.
