| Public Engagement and Social Science Contributor(s): Maile, Stella (Editor), Griffiths, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1447306864 ISBN-13: 9781447306863 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 301 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.20 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This original edited collection explores the value of public engagement in a wider social science context. Its main themes range from the dialogic character of social science to the pragmatic responses to the managerial policies underpinning the restructuring of Higher Education. The book is organised in three parts: the first encourages the reader to reflect upon the different social and political inflections of public engagement and offers one university example of a social science caf in Bristol. The following sections are based upon talks given in the caf and are linked by a concern with public engagement and the contribution of social science to a reflexive understanding of the dilemmas and practices of daily life. This highly topical book will be of interest to academics, practitioners and students interested in critical social issues as they impact on their everyday lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Griffiths, David: - David Griffiths is an associate lecturer at the Open University in the South West. He is the author of two books, most recently Refugee Community Organisations and Dispersal. Maile, Stella: - Stella Maile is a senior lecturer in the Department of Health and Applied Social Sciences and convener of Social Science in the City at the University of the West of England. She is the coauthor of two books and, most recently, author of The Meaning of the British Honours System in Everyday Life. |