Political Theory - Discourses on Society: The Shaping of the Social Science Disciplines. Edited by Peter Wagner, Bjorn Wittrock, and Richard Whitley. Boston: Kluwer Academic, 1991. 386p. $136.00.

1992 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 790-791
Author(s):  
James Farr
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Science Disciplines

Comparative Area Studies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Köllner ◽  
Rudra Sil ◽  
Ariel I. Ahram
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Area Studies ◽  
Middle Range ◽  
The Social ◽  
Small N ◽  
Scholarly Discourse ◽  
Science Disciplines

Two convictions lie at the heart of this volume. First, area studies scholarship remains indispensable for the social sciences, both as a means to expand our fount of observations and as a source of theoretical ideas. Second, this scholarship risks becoming marginalized without more efforts to demonstrate its broader relevance and utility. Comparative Area Studies (CAS) is one such effort, seeking to balance attention to regional and local contextual attributes with use of the comparative method in search of portable causal links and mechanisms. CAS engages scholarly discourse in relevant area studies communities while employing concepts intelligible to social science disciplines. In practice, CAS encourages a distinctive style of small-N analysis, cross-regional contextualized comparison. As the contributions to this volume show, this approach does not subsume or replace area studies scholarship but creates new pathways to “middle range” theoretical arguments of interest to both area studies and the social sciences.

Toward a Framework for (Re)Thinking the Ethics and Politics of International Student Mobility

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 518-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peidong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Political Relationships ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ethics And Politics ◽  
Science Disciplines

In recent years, scholarship on international student mobility (ISM) has proliferated across various social science disciplines. Of late, an interest in the ethics and politics of ISM seems to be emerging, as more scholars begin to consider critically questions about rights, responsibility, justice, equality, and so forth that inhere in the thorny relationships between ISM stakeholders. To date, however, these discussions remain largely scattered. Bringing together these scattered conversations in literature, this article outlines elements of a framework for (re)thinking the ethics and politics of ISM. The proposed framework identifies eight key ISM actors between whom various ethical and political relationships arise, where these relationships range from the social to the institutional. Furthermore, the framework discusses four sets of concepts from the literature deemed pertinent in thinking further about ISM ethics and politics. This proposed framework is aimed at stimulating further conversations and efforts to make ISM more socially equitable and sustainable.

Triangulation Approaches in Accounting Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 186-200
Author(s):  
Koholga Ormin
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Single Data ◽  
Science Disciplines

Accounting research, like many other social science disciplines, has gradually moved from qualitative to quantitative research with an emphasis on the use of multiple evidence or methods in the conduct of research. This chapter explores the concerns and implications of triangulation in the conduct of research in the social sciences, particularly in the field of accounting. Based on evidence from existing literature, the chapter submits that triangulation is an important strategy for enhancing the quality of accounting research. Accounting researchers, like those from other social science disciplines, often adopt triangulation when investigating a complex phenomenon whereby using a single data source or method may not allow an exhaustive investigation to fully understand it, hence the inability to reach a dependable conclusion. Despite the concerns and implications of use of triangulation in accounting and social science research, the chapter concluded it is a relevant approach especially at a time when adequate evidence and analytical rigor is required to substantiate research findings.

scholarly journals Ojämlika arbetsplatser. Hierarkier, diskriminering och strategier för jämlikhet

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
International Perspectives ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Science Disciplines

In this research anthology, inequality in Swedish working life in a Sweden marked by increased inequality, is studied. Racialised inequality, racism and discrimination in individual workplaces are focused, but inequalities based on class and gender are also studied. The concept of inequality regime is used by several of the authors to analyse work organizations. The workplaces studied are found in different sectors, not least in healthcare. The book also includes contributions that provide comparative international perspectives and studies of the development of inequality over time. The anthology contains 12 chapters based on empirical studies of working life, one chapter that analyses working life inequality from a political theory perspective, an introduction and a closing chapter that frames and draws conclusions from the different studies, as well as an afterword. The authors are 22 researchers from different social science disciplines.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Analysis of Social Science Graduate Education in Data Management and Data Sharing

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Ashley Doonan ◽  
Dharma Akmon ◽  
Evan Cosby
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
The Social ◽  
Syllabus Analysis ◽  
Science Disciplines

Effective data management and data sharing are crucial components of the research lifecycle, yet evidence suggests that many social science graduate programs are not providing training in these areas. The current exploratory study assesses how U.S. masters and doctoral programs in the social sciences include formal, non-formal, and informal training in data management and sharing. We conducted a survey of 150 graduate programs across six social science disciplines, and used a mix of closed and open-ended questions focused on the extent to which programs provide such training and exposure. Results from our survey suggested a deficit of formal training in both data management and data sharing, limited non-formal training, and cursory informal exposure to these topics. Utilizing the results of our survey, we conducted a syllabus analysis to further explore the formal and non-formal content of graduate programs beyond self-report. Our syllabus analysis drew from an expanded seven social science disciplines for a total of 140 programs. The syllabus analysis supported our prior findings that formal and non-formal inclusion of data management and data sharing training is not common practice. Overall, in both the survey and syllabi study we found a lack of both formal and non-formal training on data management and data sharing. Our findings have implications for data repository staff and data service professionals as they consider their methods for encouraging data sharing and prepare for the needs of data depositors. These results can also inform the development and structuring of graduate education in the social sciences, so that researchers are trained early in data management and sharing skills and are able to benefit from making their data available as early in their careers as possible.

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