Public Engagement and Social Science

Public Engagement and Social Science
ISBN-10
1447306864
ISBN-13
9781447306863
Category
Social Science
Pages
266
Language
English
Published
2014
Publisher
Policy Press
Authors
David Griffiths, Stella Maile

Description

Drawing on social science conversations at a lively café in Bristol, this highly original book explores the value of public engagement in a wider social science context. The chapters range from themes such as the dialogic character of the social sciences, pragmatism in responses, and the underpinnings of managerial approaches to the restructuring of higher education. The first part reflects upon the different social and political inflections of public engagement. It is followed by chapters based upon talks at the café that were concerned with public engagement and the contribution of social science to a reflexive understanding of the dilemmas and practices of daily life. Together, the contributors offer a refreshing look at the role of social science in the societies it examines.

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