This book applies the general theory of critical rationalism in order to develop a sociology of the transition from a closed to an open society.

Masoud Mohammadi Alamuti is Sociologist and Faculty Member at the Institute for Management and Planning Studies (IMPS) in Tehran, Iran. His research interests include epistemology, philosophy of science, the theory of society, sociology of the open society and sociology of modernity and development.

Introduction
1. Karl Popper: From Critical Rationalism to the Idea of an Open Society
2. From the Closed to the Open Society: A Critique of Popper's Analysis
3. Towards a Micro-Foundation for the Sociology of the Open Society
4. The Open Society: A Sociological Conception
5. The Formation of an Open Society: A Sociological Theory
6. The Formation of a Closed Society: A Sociological Theory
7. From the Closed to the Open Society: A Sociological Analysis
8. The Sociology of the Open Society: A Summary