The public value of the social sciences : an interpretive essay /

What is the purpose of social science? How can social science make itself relevant to the intractable problems facing humanity in the twenty-first century? The social sciences are under threat from two main sources. One is external, reflected in a global university crisis that imposes the marketizat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brewer, John D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Temas:
Social sciences > Study and teaching.
Social values.
Social Values
Sciences sociales > Étude et enseignement.
Valeurs sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Methodology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover-Page
  • Half-Title
  • Title
  • Series
  • Dedication
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Why write this book?
  • Why an interpretative essay?
  • What is the public value of the social sciences?
  • What is the organization of this essay?
  • 1 What is Social Science?
  • Introduction
  • What is 'social' about social science?
  • What is 'science' about social science?
  • So what is social science?
  • Disciplinarity and disciplinary closure in the social sciences
  • Conclusion
  • 2 What is the Scale and Standing of British Social Science?
  • Introduction
  • What is the scale of the social sciences in Britain?
  • What is the standing of British social science?
  • Where have all the giants gone?
  • What is the general impact of the social sciences?
  • Conclusion
  • 3 What is the Threat Faced by the Social Sciences?
  • Introduction
  • What is the impact of impact?
  • The march of the market
  • Conclusion
  • 4 What is the Public Value of Social Science?
  • Introduction
  • The feasibility of impact in social science research
  • The undesirability of impact in the social sciences
  • From the public impact to the public value of social science
  • What is value?
  • A cautionary note
  • So what is the public value of social science?
  • Conclusion
  • 5 What is the New Public Social Science?
  • Introduction
  • What is traditional social science?
  • So what is the new public social science?
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion: A Social Science for the Twenty-First Century?
  • Further Reading and Select Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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