Key concepts of sociological analysis have diverging meanings in different parts of the world, and different historical and cultural loads. Mohammed A. Bamyeh, Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, will tackle this problem with his host, Florian Zemmin, Executive Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies at FU Berlin. Based at the Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies at FU Berlin, the project will trace how sociological concepts have been employed and understood in different places over time. The researchers will produce a critical, comparative, historically grounded lexicon of 60 key terms and their uses in Arabic, English, and French to reflect and convey global knowledge and theory production. They will also produce a podcast series.