The Routledge International Handbook of Public Sociology

ISBN-13: 9780367518837 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 342 str.

Leslie Hossfeld; E. Brooke Kelly; Cassius M. Hossfeld

Opis

This book brings together the work of public sociologists from across the globe to illuminate possibilities for the practice of public sociology and the potential for collaboration and international exchange, highlighting core themes including the importance of knowledge production and exchange, policy impact and the role of students.

Spis treści

Section I: Introduction – Brief History of "Public Sociology"  1. Framing Public Sociology – The American Lens  Section II: Theoretical Frames  2. Going Public with Polanyi in the Era of Trump  3. Toward A Critical Public Sociology  4. The Missing Chapter in Publications of Relevant Empirical Studies Concerning Public Sociology from Now On (with some Examples from the Israeli Experience)  5. From Public Sociology to Collective Knowledge-Production  Section III: Methodological Choices in Public Sociology  6. Collaborating then Stepping Back: Doing Public Sociology through Participatory Action Research  7. Methodological Considerations in Doing Public Sociology in Undergraduate Courses  8. Needs Assessment as Community Research Project  9. Building Connections and Broadening Horizons through Interdisciplinary Public Sociology  Section IV: Case Studies in Public Sociology  10. The Healthy Dearborn Coalition: An Interdisciplinary, Continuing Collaboration between University, Health, Government and Community in Southeast Michigan  11. Social Construction of Public Sociology: A Case Study of Deliberative Democracy Engagement in Taiwan  12. Serving as Ambassadors of Hope: A Case Study in Public Sociology as Community-Based Research and Engagement  13. Engaging in Public Sociology: The Philippine’ Case  14. Peasant Mobilizations in India: Intersecting Class, Ethnicity and Nationality Questions  15. David vs. Goliath: Using Herbert Gans’ Model to Explain How a Campaign to Save Nine Lambs Became Public Sociology  Section V: Students as Knowledge Producers  16. ‘First Publics’ as Knowledge Producers: Integrating Students into Organic Public Sociology  17. Following the Chicago School: Engaging College and University Students in a Public Sociology Gentrified Neighborhood Program  18. The Virtue of Teaching Public Sociology in the Neo-liberal University  19. Centering Social Justice in Public Sociology: Lessons from the Undocumented Student Equity Project  Section VI: Community as Knowledge Producer  20. The Everyday Sociological Imagination: Co-creating New Knowledge through Story and Radio  21. Lessons from the Field: Helping Victim-Services Community Organizations Produce Knowledge  22. Victims' Communities as Knowledge Producers in Transitional Justice Processes: The Case of Post-conflict Colombia  Section VII: Sharing Knowledge toward Public Impact  23. Everyday Public Sociology  24. Public Sociology and Worker Education: The Story of the Global Labour University in South Africa  Section VIII: Conclusion  25. Looking Toward the Future: Insights from International Perspectives on Public Sociology