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Objective truth, social ‘science’ and tennis balls

By Leo McCann | Published: July 10, 2012

The entire purpose of social science is to apply disciplined, logical, and serious analysis to of all aspects of contemporary social life. Whether ‘scientific’ or not, this process of exploration is intrinsically valuable.

Posted in Featured, Impact, Interdisciplinarity, International Debates, News, Research, Science & Social Science | Also tagged Bill McKelvey, Franc Klaassen, Humanities, Jan Magnus, Management Studies, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Political Science, Science, Science vs Social Science, Social Science, Sociology, STEM, Tennis, Wimbledon | Leave a comment

“Treated like imbeciles”

By Leo McCann | Published: May 28, 2012

While parts of Aditya Chakrabortty’s recent piece in the Guardian were sensible and informed, its central claim was unfair - that social science disciplines have been unable or unwilling to explore, explain, and confront the ‘Great Financial Crash’ of 2007-9

Posted in Featured, International Debates, News, Public Engagement, Public Policy, Teaching | Also tagged Aditya Chakrabortty, Bob Carter, financial crisis, HM Revenue & Customs, Impact, Social Science, Sociology, Sociology of Organization Study, Sociology of Work, Sociology of Work and Organization Studies | Leave a comment

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