The Politics of Social Science Research: Race, Ethnicity and Social Change (Migration Minorities and Citizenship)
P. Ratcliffe
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Hardcover. This book addresses some of the key questions facing contemporary social scientists. The contributors to the volume ask searching questions about the politics of research funding, the empowerment of minorities, and the prospects for meaningful change. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
This book addresses some of the key questions facing contemporary social scientists. What is the point of our research? Who undertakes it? Does it have any impact on the social world it attempts to characterize: if so, what? It does so by focusing on international research on identity and inequality grounded in 'race' and ethnic difference. The contributors to the volume ask searching questions about the politics of research funding, the empowerment of minorities, and the prospects for meaningful change.
This book addresses some of the key questions facing contemporary social scientists. What is the point of our research? Who undertakes it? Does it have any impact on the social world it attempts to characterize: if so, what? It does so by focusing on international research on identity and inequality grounded in 'race' and ethnic difference. The contributors to the volume ask searching questions about the politics of research funding, the empowerment of minorities, and the prospects for meaningful change.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Series
Migration, Minorities & Citizenship
Condition
New
Weight
494g
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333722473
SKU
V9780333722473
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99-15
About P. Ratcliffe
WALTER R. ALLEN Professor of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles DIPANNITA BASU Assistant Professor of Sociology and Black Studies, Pitzer College, Claremont, USA HASSAN BOUSETTA Research Associate, Faculty of Political and Social Science, Katholieke Universiteit Brussels MILENA DAVIDOVIC Researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, Centre for Sociological Research, Belgrade VICKI L. HESLI Associate Professor of Political ... Read more
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