Why The Social Sciences Matter
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Why The Social Sciences Matter
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Author : Jonathan Michie
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-01-08
Why The Social Sciences Matter written by Jonathan Michie and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-08 with Social Science categories.
Published with the support of the Academy for Social Sciences, this volume provides an illuminating look at topics of concern to everyone at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Leading social scientists tackle complex questions such as immigration, unemployment, climate change, war, banks in trouble, and an ageing population.
Making Social Science Matter
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Author : Bent Flyvbjerg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-01-15
Making Social Science Matter written by Bent Flyvbjerg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-15 with Social Science categories.
New approach demonstrating how social science can be successful, focusing on context, values, and power.
Evidence Based Policy Making In The Social Sciences
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Author : Stoker, Gerry
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2016-09-29
Evidence Based Policy Making In The Social Sciences written by Stoker, Gerry and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-29 with Political Science categories.
This book gathers an expert group of social scientists to showcase emerging forms of analysis and evaluation for public policy analysis. Each chapter highlights a different method or approach, putting it in context and highlighting its key features before illustrating its application and potential value to policy makers. Aimed at upper-level undergraduates in public policy and social work, it also has much to offer policy makers and practitioners themselves.
Climate Change And Society
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Author : John Urry
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2011-06-20
Climate Change And Society written by John Urry and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-20 with Political Science categories.
This book explores the significance of human behaviour to understanding the causes and impacts of changing climates and to assessing varied ways of responding to such changes. So far the discipline that has represented and modelled such human behaviour is economics. By contrast Climate Change and Society tries to place the ‘social’ at the heart of both the analysis of climates and of the assessment of alternative futures. It demonstrates the importance of social practices organised into systems. In the fateful twentieth century various interlocking high carbon systems were established. This sedimented high carbon social practices, engendering huge population growth, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and the potentially declining availability of oil that made this world go round. Especially important in stabilising this pattern was the ‘carbon military-industrial complex’ around the world. The book goes on to examine how in this new century it is systems that have to change, to move from growing high carbon systems to those that are low carbon. Many suggestions are made as to how to innovate such low carbon systems. It is shown that such a transition has to happen fast so as to create positive feedbacks of each low carbon system upon each other. Various scenarios are elaborated of differing futures for the middle of this century, futures that all contain significant costs for the scale, extent and richness of social life. Climate Change and Society thus attempts to replace economics with sociology as the dominant discipline in climate change analysis. Sociology has spent much time examining the nature of modern societies, of modernity, but mostly failed to analyse the carbon resource base of such societies. This book seeks to remedy that failing. It should appeal to teachers and students in sociology, economics, environmental studies, geography, planning, politics and science studies, as well as to the public concerned with the long term future of carbon and society.
Social Science For What
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Author : Mark Solovey
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2020-07-07
Social Science For What written by Mark Solovey and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-07 with Political Science categories.
How the NSF became an important yet controversial patron for the social sciences, influencing debates over their scientific status and social relevance. In the early Cold War years, the U.S. government established the National Science Foundation (NSF), a civilian agency that soon became widely known for its dedication to supporting first-rate science. The agency's 1950 enabling legislation made no mention of the social sciences, although it included a vague reference to "other sciences." Nevertheless, as Mark Solovey shows in this book, the NSF also soon became a major--albeit controversial--source of public funding for them.
The Social Sciences Methodology And Perspectives
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Author : Kundu
language : en
Publisher: Pearson Education India
Release Date : 2009-09
The Social Sciences Methodology And Perspectives written by Kundu and has been published by Pearson Education India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09 with categories.
How To Do Social Science That Matters
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Author : Jerzy Kociatkiewicz
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2024-07-05
How To Do Social Science That Matters written by Jerzy Kociatkiewicz and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-05 with Social Science categories.
This holistic How to guide provides practical advice on conducting meaningful research within the social sciences, focusing on practices which are sensitive and bespoke. Mapping out the field and inviting further exploration, its insights reflect lessons from a wide variety of social science research projects, all of which have crucial epistemological and methodological consequences.
Methods That Matter
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Author : M. Cameron Hay
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-05-05
Methods That Matter written by M. Cameron Hay and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-05 with Education categories.
To do research that really makes a difference -- the authors of this book argue -- social scientists need a diverse set of questions and methods, both qualitative and quantitative, in order to reflect the complexity of the world. Bringing together a consortium of voices across a variety of fields, Methods That Matter offers compelling and successful examples of mixed methods research that does just that. Discussing their own endeavors to combine quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the authors invite readers into a conversation about the best designs and practices of mixed methods to stimulate creative ideas and find new pathways of insight. The result is an engaging exploration of a promising approach to the social sciences. --
Making Sense Of Science
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Author : Steven Yearley
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2004-11-11
Making Sense Of Science written by Steven Yearley and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-11 with Social Science categories.
`Fluid, readable and accessible ... I found the overall quality of the book to be excellent. It provides an overview of major (and preceding) developments in the field of science studies. It examines landmark works, authors, concepts and approaches ... I will certainly use this book as one of the course texts′ Eileen Crist, Associate Professor, Science & Technology in Society, Virginia Tech Science is at the heart of contemporary society and is therefore central to the social sciences. Yet science studies has often encountered resistance from social scientists. This book attempts to remedy this by giving the most extensive, thorough and best argued account of the field and explaining to social scientists why science matters to them. This is a landmark book that demystifies science studies and successfully bridges the divide between social theory and the sociology of science. Illustrated with relevant, illuminating examples, it provides the ideal guide to science studies and social theory.
The Impact Of The Social Sciences
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Author : Simon Bastow
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2014-01-17
The Impact Of The Social Sciences written by Simon Bastow and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-17 with Social Science categories.
The impact agenda is set to shape the way in which social scientists prioritise the work they choose to pursue, the research methods they use and how they publish their findings over the coming decade, but how much is currently known about how social science research has made a mark on society? Based on a three year research project studying the impact of 360 UK-based academics on business, government and civil society sectors, this groundbreaking new book undertakes the most thorough analysis yet of how academic research in the social sciences achieves public policy impacts, contributes to economic prosperity, and informs public understanding of policy issues as well as economic and social changes. The Impact of the Social Sciences addresses and engages with key issues, including: identifying ways to conceptualise and model impact in the social sciences developing more sophisticated ways to measure academic and external impacts of social science research explaining how impacts from individual academics, research units and universities can be improved. This book is essential reading for researchers, academics and anyone involved in discussions about how to improve the value and impact of funded research.