Critical Engagement with Public Sociology (eBook)

A Perspective from the Global South

Andries Bezuidenhout, Sonwabile Mnwana, Karl von Holdt (Herausgeber)

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2022 | 1., First Edition
208 Seiten
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-2116-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Involving four generations of Global South researchers, this book provides a theoretical and empirical critique of Burawoy’s model of public sociology. It offers a bridge between debates on public sociology and decolonial frameworks.

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The idea of public sociology, as introduced by Michael Burawoy, was inspired by the sociological practice in South Africa known as 'critical engagement'. This volume explores the evolution of critical engagement before and after Burawoy's visit to South Africa in the 1990s and offers a Southern critique of his model of public sociology.Involving four generations of researchers from the Global South, the authors provide a multifaceted exploration of the formation of new knowledge through research practices of co-production.Tracing the historical development of critical engagement from a Global South perspective, the book deftly weaves a bridge between the debates on public sociology and decolonial frameworks.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.7.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Public Sociology
• Verlagsort: Bristol
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Schlagworte: co-production of knowledge • Counterhegemonic sociology • critical engagement • global South • participatory action research • Public Sociology • Southern critique • South-north dialogue
• ISBN-10: 1-5292-2116-1 / 1529221161
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5292-2116-9 / 9781529221169