Social Scientists in the Civic Space Ethical Perspectives on Democratic Involvement

The book explores the stakes for the social sciences around four central problems: the challenges of context; modes of intervention; involvement; and the ethical dilemmas for the scholar in a democratic space.

About the author

Arundhati Virmani, Historian at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Marseilles, works on transformations of cultural and political practices from the colonial period to the contemporary moment in India and in Europe.
Jean Boutier, Professor Emeritus of early modern European history at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Marseilles, and former Director of the Norbert Elias Centre in Social Sciences (2002-2011), is a specialist of comparative history of social elites.
Manohar Kumar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-D) Delhi, India.

Summary

The book explores the stakes for the social sciences around four central problems: the challenges of context; modes of intervention; involvement; and the ethical dilemmas for the scholar in a democratic space.

Product details

• Authors: Arundhati Boutier Virmani
• Assisted by: Manohar Kumar (Editor), Arundhati Virmani (Editor), Jean Boutier (Editor), Virmani Arundhati (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 18.11.2024
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9781032729084
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3272908-4
• Pages: 236
• Series: Ethics, Human Rights and Global Political Thought
• Subjects: Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Social Science;Civic Space;Public Sphere;Democracy, Public Policy Analysis, ethical research practice, qualitative social inquiry, civic engagement scholarship, ethical dilemmas in democratic research, expert testimony social sciences