Making Social Science Matter Why Social Inquiry Fails and How it Can Succeed Again

Flyvbjerg, Bent & Steven Sampson

ISBN 10: 0521772680 / ISBN 13: 9780521772686

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2001

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In very good condition. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and intact although te front end sheet has been torn out. The cover is intact but and has little shelf wear and other blemishes. ; 6.25 X 0.75 X 9.25 inches; 216 pages; Reduced price by 10% on June 19, 2025.

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• Titolo: Making Social Science Matter Why Social Inquiry Fails and How it Can Succeed Again
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521772680
• ISBN 13: 9780521772686
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: Very Good

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Riassunto

New approach demonstrating how social science can be successful, focusing on context, values, and power.

Recensione

'This is social science that matters.' Pierre Bourdieu

'This is a book I have been waiting for for a long time. It opens up entirely new perspectives for social science by showing us that abandoning the aspiration to be like natural science is the beginning of wisdom about what we can and ought to be doing instead. It is a landmark book that deserves the widest possible reading and discussion.' Robert Bellah, Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley

'This brilliant contextualization of social inquiry, hinging on both Aristotle and Foucault, gives new meaning to the concept of praxis. It will be of interest to everyone concerned with making democracy work.' Ed Soja, School of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles

'... suggestive and well written'. Science

'As a practical guide to newcomers to the social sciences, or as a corrective to those who think that more and better 'objective' research will automatically turn social science into a clone of natural science, Bent Flyvbjerg's book is useful.' Harry Collins, The Times Higher Education Supplement

'Flyvbjerg's book re-thinks social science in a fasinating way; a way that demands a debate on how social science endeavours are supported, understood and used by society.' Environmental Politics

'Flyvbjerg's work on phronesis is valuable ...'. International Planning Studies

'... this timely and challenging book'. European Journal of Communication

'Flyvbjerg's book is important and I would recommend it to all researchers of urban affairs. Making Social Science Matter is an important milestone in the discussion of how social science research might be undertaken and 'matter'. Flyvbjerg's discussion opens out for debate many of the key issues regarding research with social implications. This book is likely to remain a key reference for some time.' Urban Studies