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The Vocation of Sociology – Exposing Slow Violence

By Jacklyn Cock | Published: February 20, 2013

Much destruction of human potential takes the form of a “slow violence” that extends over time. It is insidious, undramatic and relatively invisible.

Posted in Impact, International Debate, Public Engagement, Public Policy | Also tagged Bhopal, Environmental Justice, Environmental Pollution, food sovereignty, Global Dialogue, Importance of Social Science, Jackie Cock, Jacklyn Cock, Michael Burawoy, Poverty, Public Sociology, slow violence, Social Movements, Social Recognition, Social Science, Sociology, Steel Valley, The War Against Ourselves, Ulrich Beck, Volence | Leave a comment

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