The public value of the social sciences an interpretative 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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic
2013.
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| Colección: | Bloomsbury OA ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44525989*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Comments on this book; Copyright Page; 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?; Chapter 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; Chapter 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; Chapter 3 What is the Threat Faced by the Social Sciences?; Introduction; What is the impact of impact?; The march of the market; Conclusion; Chapter 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 noteSo what is the public value of social science?; Conclusion; Chapter 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.
