The Social Sciences in a Global Age

ISBN-13: 9780367626921 / Miękka / 2023 / 174 str.

Dipankar Sinha

Opis

The book focuses on the status and role of social science in the current millennium. It critically examines debates on the social sciences and focuses on their ir/relevance in our times, especially in the background of the changing state-market dialectics.

Spis treści

Preface 1. Critical Times Now 2. Packaging Knowledge: The Neoliberal Tapestry 3. On the Track of Elusive Template 4. Sampling India: A Close-up View 5. Political Science: Facing the Mirror Conclusion: On Pressing the Criticality Button. Bibliography

O autorze

Dipankar Sinha is Professor of Political Science and Director, Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Calcutta, India. He is also Honorary Associate of the Centre for Media History, Macquarie University, Australia and Nominated Member, Association of Global Studies, USA. Sinha has authored, co-authored and co-edited several books. His last book, The Information Game in Democracy, was published by Routledge in 2018.