Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How it Can Succeed AgainCambridge University Press, 15 janv. 2001 - 204 pages Making Social Science Matter presents an exciting new approach to social science, including theoretical argument, methodological guidelines, and examples of practical application. Why has social science failed in attempts to emulate natural science and produce normal theory? Bent Flyvbjerg argues that the strength of social science is in its rich, reflexive analysis of values and power, essential to the social and economic development of any society. Richly informed, powerfully argued, and clearly written, this book provides essential reading for all those in the social and behavioural sciences. |
Table des matières
The Science Wars a way out | 1 |
Rationality body and intuition in human learning | 9 |
Is theory possible in social science? | 25 |
Context counts | 38 |
Values in social and political inquiry | 53 |
The power of example | 66 |
The significance of conflict and power to social science | 88 |
Empowering Aristotle | 110 |
Methodological guidelines for a reformed social science | 129 |
Examples and illustrations narratives of value and power | 141 |
Social science that matters | 166 |
Notes | 169 |
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Aalborg Project according to Foucault action analysis analytical argument Aristotle Aristotle's become Bent Flyvbjerg Cambridge University Press central chapter communicative rationality concrete constitutes context context-dependent critical critique democracy democratic discourse ethics domination Dreyfus and Dreyfus Dreyfus model emphasis episteme example experience Flyvbjerg focus Friedrich Nietzsche Geertz Genealogy goal Habermas's hermeneutic Hubert Dreyfus human activity human learning Ibid ideal important institutions intellectual virtues interpretation interview intuition Jürgen Habermas knowledge learning process Machiavelli method methodological Michel Foucault modern moral narrative natural sciences objects Paul Rabinow phenomena philosophy phronesis phronetic research phronetic social science Pierre Bourdieu planning point of departure political science possible power relations practical praxis predictive problem public sphere question Ragin rationality and power relativism Richard Rorty rules says Foucault scientific situation skills social and political Social Theory society Sociology Socrates structure Stuart Dreyfus study of human techne theoretical thinking tion truth understanding Vintage Books York