The Politics of Social Science Research - (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship) by P Ratcliffe (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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 Science and Director of Graduate CHRISTINE INGLIS Director, Multicultural Research Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Sydney BRIAN KESSEL Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Political Science, Western Illinois University MARCO MARTINIELLO Research Associate, National Fund for Scientific Research and Lecturer in Politics, University of Liège MARK ORKIN Head of Statistics South Africa PETER RATCLIFFE Reader in Sociology, University of Warwick JAN RATH Associate Professor, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, University of Amsterdam RUPERT TAYLOR Senior Lecturer in Political Studies, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg