Critical engagement with public sociology : a perspective from the global South /

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Involving four generations of Global South researchers, this book provides a theoretical and empirical critique of Burawoy's model of public sociology. It offers a bridge between debates on public sociology and decolonial frameworks.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: ProQuest (Firm)
Otros Autores: Von Holdt, K. (Karl) (Editor ), Mnwana, Sonwabile (Editor ), Bezuidenhout, Andries (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022.
Colección:Public sociology series.
Temas:
Sociology > Philosophy.
Sociology > Developing countries.
Sociologie > Philosophie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Sociology > Philosophy
Sociology
Social conditions
Developing countries > Social conditions.
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Series information
  • Critical Engagement with Public Sociology: A Perspective from the Global South
  • Copyright information
  • Table of contents
  • List of Figures and Table
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Series Editors' Preface
  • Typographical Note
  • 1 Introduction: Critical Engagement in South Africa and the Global South
  • Public sociology's South African link
  • The South African sociological field
  • Critically engaged public sociology
  • Contributing chapters: an overview
  • Notes - References.
  • Critical Engagement and SWOP's Changing Research Tradition
  • Introduction
  • SWOP's research programme: an overview
  • Early days, anti-apartheid commitments and supporting black trade unions
  • The 1990s and 2000s: resistance, worker participation, disillusionment
  • After Marikana: beyond labour
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 3 Choosing Sides
  • Setting the context
  • Researching underground safety on the South African gold mines
  • Researching AIDS
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 4 The Decline of Labour Studies and the Democratic Transition - Introduction
  • Labour studies and public sociology
  • Public sociology from the ivory tower, 1973-78
  • Sociology and the emergence of new publics, 1979-84
  • The labour movement begins to speak for itself, 1985-93
  • The retreat of labour studies and public sociology, 1994-2005
  • Labour studies and public sociology today
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 5 From 'Critical Engagement' to 'Public Sociology' and Back
  • Part 1: Forging the concepts
  • Part 2: The practice of critical engagement
  • political knowledge and sociological knowledge
  • The rupture of Marikana
  • The sociology of land struggles and engagement in the field of law
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 6 The Antinomies and Opportunities of Critical Engagement in South Africa's Rural Mining Frontier
  • Introduction
  • Researching a polarized rural landscape
  • Chiefs and the law
  • Local tensions
  • Distrust
  • On critical engagement and analytical rootedness
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 7 Sociological Engagement with the Struggle for a Just Transition in South Africa
  • The struggle for a just transition in the South African context.
  • A public sociology approach: Working with organized labour (2011-17)
  • The research approach: Empowering through 'exchange workshops'
  • Research sites
  • Material dependence on coal
  • Frozen imaginaries
  • Rethinking resistance: ambiguity and ambivalence
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 8 Feminist Participatory Action Research in African Sex Work Studies
  • Introduction
  • Background and positionality
  • Methods and participants
  • African feminism, scholarship and activism
  • Engaging with African Sex Workers Alliance feminists
  • Feminist-oriented participatory action research.

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