ABSTRACT
Most accounts of reflexivity emphasize the role of beliefs. In George Soros’ words, ‘the participants’ views influence but do not determine the course of events, and the course of events influences but does not determine the participants’ views’ (2013, p. 312). An attraction of the term ‘reflexive’ is its relationship with the phrasal verb ‘to reflect on’, meaning ‘to think carefully’ on a given topic. Social phenomena are reflexive because people are reflexive in this sense.
