Seeing the World - (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology) by Mitchell Stevens & Cynthia Miller-Idriss & Seteney Shami (Paperback)
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- An in-depth look at why American universities continue to favor U.S.-focused social science research despite efforts to make scholarship more cosmopolitan U.S. research universities have long endeavored to be cosmopolitan places, yet the disciplines of economics, political science, and sociology have remained stubbornly parochial.
- About the Author: Mitchell L. Stevens is associate professor of education at Stanford University.
- 184 Pages
- Education, Higher
- Series Name: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
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Book Synopsis
An in-depth look at why American universities continue to favor U.S.-focused social science research despite efforts to make scholarship more cosmopolitan
U.S. research universities have long endeavored to be cosmopolitan places, yet the disciplines of economics, political science, and sociology have remained stubbornly parochial. Despite decades of government and philanthropic investment in international scholarship, the most prestigious academic departments still favor research and expertise on the United States. Why? Seeing the World answers this question by examining university research centers that focus on the Middle East and related regional area studies. Drawing on candid interviews with scores of top scholars and university leaders to understand how international inquiry is perceived and valued inside the academy, Seeing the World explains how intense competition for tenure-line appointments encourages faculty to pursue "American" projects that are most likely to garner professional advancement. At the same time, constrained by tight budgets at home, university leaders eagerly court patrons and clients worldwide but have a hard time getting departmental faculty to join the program. Together these dynamics shape how scholarship about the rest of the world evolves. At once a work-and-occupations study of scholarly disciplines, an essay on the formal organization of knowledge, and an inquiry into the fate of area studies, Seeing the World is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of knowledge in a global era.From the Back Cover
"Seeing the World combines impressive ambition and empirical depth with a powerful comparative approach to make a significant contribution to our understanding of area studies."--Jason Owen-Smith, University of Michigan
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"[Seeing the World] offers a novel perspective to understand the historical and contemporary role of US research universities in shaping and reshaping American and global societies. . . . A must-read book for anyone working or studying within the US higher education system. It will help current students, scholars, and administrators better understand their role within the American university's knowledge-producing system.--Lipon Mondal, International Journal of Comparative Sociology"
"Written with verve, this short book does a good job of contextualizing area studies within a historical sociology of the vicissitudes of academic life."---Mary Taylor Huber, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning
About the Author
Mitchell L. Stevens is associate professor of education at Stanford University. Cynthia Miller-Idriss is associate professor of education and sociology at American University. Seteney Shami is a program director at the Social Science Research Council and founding director of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 184
Series Title: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Genre: Education
Sub-Genre: Higher
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Mitchell Stevens & Cynthia Miller-Idriss & Seteney Shami
Language: English
Street Date: April 28, 2020
TCIN: 90233378
UPC: 9780691202938
Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-1881
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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