The public value of the social sciences : : an interpretive essay / / John D. Brewer.
"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 marketization of higher education on the an...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2013. |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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