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Applying Social Science
David Byrne
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Description for Applying Social Science
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In complex contemporary societies social science has become increasingly interwoven into the whole fabric of governance. At the same time there is an increasing recognition that attempts to understand the social world which seek to mimic the linear approaches of the conventional 'hard sciences' are mostly useless given the complex systems character of society in all its aspects. This book draws on a synthesis of critical realism and complexity theory to examine how social science is applied now and how it might be applied in the future in relation to social transformation in a time of crisis. A central argument ... Read more
In complex contemporary societies social science has become increasingly interwoven into the whole fabric of governance. At the same time there is an increasing recognition that attempts to understand the social world which seek to mimic the linear approaches of the conventional 'hard sciences' are mostly useless given the complex systems character of society in all its aspects. This book draws on a synthesis of critical realism and complexity theory to examine how social science is applied now and how it might be applied in the future in relation to social transformation in a time of crisis. A central argument ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847424501
SKU
V9781847424501
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About David Byrne
David Byrne is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy in the School of Applied Social Sciences in Durham University. He has worked as an academic and in community development, and has been an inner-city municipal councillor. His interests are in the transition from industrial to post-industrial society and in the methodological programme of the social sciences as this can be ... Read more
Reviews for Applying Social Science
Byrne has advocated over the last decade an integration of critical realism and complexity theory and here is a good starting point for readers fresh to his argument. His book is worth reading. Journal of Social Policy Very useful for its focus on 'application'. Will no doubt help those in applied profesion. Very relevant for wsocial work students ... Read more