Yes! This is what i wanted to hear actualy:)
Best Regards Zhivko
--- "Linda M. Steer" <lsteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ummm, according to the message you reply to, the
> back of the book
> states: "MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER opens up a new
> future for the
> social sciences, freed from an inappropriate and
> misleading comparison
> with the natural sciences." This probably answers
> your question.
>
> Jivko Georgiev wrote:
>
> > What exactly u want the social sicience to do? To
> > present the people as a laws of the phisics?
> >
> > > >
> > > > FROM THE BACK COVER OF MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE
> > > MATTER
> > > > MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER presents an
> exciting
> > > > new approach to the social and behavioral
> > > sciences.
> > > > Instead of trying to emulate the natural
> sciences
> > > > and create a kind of general theory, Bent
> > > Flyvbjerg
> > > > argues that the strength of the social
> sciences
> > > lies
> > > > in their rich, reflexive analysis of values
> and
> > > > power--so essential to the social and economic
> > > > development of society. Moving beyond the
> purely
> > > > analytic or technical, Flyvbjerg compares the
> > > > theoretical study of human activity with
> > > real-world
> > > > situations and demonstrates how the social
> > > sciences
> > > > can become relevant again in the modern world.
> > > > Powerfully argued, with clear methodological
> > > > guidelines and practical examples, MAKING
> SOCIAL
> > > > SCIENCE MATTER opens up a new future for the
> > > social
> > > > sciences, freed from an inappropriate and
> > > misleading
> > > > comparison with the natural sciences. Its
> > > empowering
> > > > message will make it required reading for
> students
> > > > and academics across the social and behavioral
> > > > sciences.
> > > >
> > > > PIERRE BOURDIEU, COLLEGE DE FRANCE: "This is
> > > social
> > > > science that matters."
> > > >
> > > > ROBERT N. BELLAH, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT
> > > > BERKELEY: "This is a book I have been waiting
> for
> > > > for a long time. It opens up entirely new
> > > > perspectives for social science by showing us
> that
> > > > abandoning the aspiration to be like natural
> > > science
> > > > is the beginning of wisdom about what we can
> and
> > > > ought to be doing instead. It is a landmark
> book
> > > > that deserves the widest possible reading and
> > > > discussion."
> > > >
> > > > ED SOJA, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL
> > > > RESEARCH, UCLA: "This brilliant
> contextualization
> > > of
> > > > social inquiry, hinging on both Aristotle and
> > > > Foucault, gives new meaning to the concept of
> > > > praxis. It will be of interest to everyone
> > > concerned
> > > > with making democracy work."
> > > >
> > > > STEVEN LUKES, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: "Flyvbjerg,
> > > > author of RATIONALITY AND POWER: DEMOCRACY IN
> > > > PRACTICE, an innovative, fine-grained and
> > > > civically-engaged study of local power in
> Denmark,
> > > > here reflects, in accessible and pleasurable
> > > prose,
> > > > on large, challenging questions: What,
> > > > fundamentally, makes social science different
> from
> > > > natural science? Why is it relatively so poor
> in
> > > > producing cumulative and predictive theories?
> What
> > > > kinds of knowledge should it seek and with
> what
> > > > methods? His answers, drawing on Nietzsche,
> > > > Foucault, Bourdieu and others, are worth the
> close
> > > > attention of those predisposed to reject them
> out
> > > of
> > > > hand."
> > > >
> > > > There's more information about the book at
> > > > www.us.cambridge.org and www.uk.cambridge.org.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Best Regards Zhivko
--- "Linda M. Steer" <lsteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ummm, according to the message you reply to, the
> back of the book
> states: "MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER opens up a new
> future for the
> social sciences, freed from an inappropriate and
> misleading comparison
> with the natural sciences." This probably answers
> your question.
>
> Jivko Georgiev wrote:
>
> > What exactly u want the social sicience to do? To
> > present the people as a laws of the phisics?
> >
> > > >
> > > > FROM THE BACK COVER OF MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE
> > > MATTER
> > > > MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER presents an
> exciting
> > > > new approach to the social and behavioral
> > > sciences.
> > > > Instead of trying to emulate the natural
> sciences
> > > > and create a kind of general theory, Bent
> > > Flyvbjerg
> > > > argues that the strength of the social
> sciences
> > > lies
> > > > in their rich, reflexive analysis of values
> and
> > > > power--so essential to the social and economic
> > > > development of society. Moving beyond the
> purely
> > > > analytic or technical, Flyvbjerg compares the
> > > > theoretical study of human activity with
> > > real-world
> > > > situations and demonstrates how the social
> > > sciences
> > > > can become relevant again in the modern world.
> > > > Powerfully argued, with clear methodological
> > > > guidelines and practical examples, MAKING
> SOCIAL
> > > > SCIENCE MATTER opens up a new future for the
> > > social
> > > > sciences, freed from an inappropriate and
> > > misleading
> > > > comparison with the natural sciences. Its
> > > empowering
> > > > message will make it required reading for
> students
> > > > and academics across the social and behavioral
> > > > sciences.
> > > >
> > > > PIERRE BOURDIEU, COLLEGE DE FRANCE: "This is
> > > social
> > > > science that matters."
> > > >
> > > > ROBERT N. BELLAH, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT
> > > > BERKELEY: "This is a book I have been waiting
> for
> > > > for a long time. It opens up entirely new
> > > > perspectives for social science by showing us
> that
> > > > abandoning the aspiration to be like natural
> > > science
> > > > is the beginning of wisdom about what we can
> and
> > > > ought to be doing instead. It is a landmark
> book
> > > > that deserves the widest possible reading and
> > > > discussion."
> > > >
> > > > ED SOJA, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL
> > > > RESEARCH, UCLA: "This brilliant
> contextualization
> > > of
> > > > social inquiry, hinging on both Aristotle and
> > > > Foucault, gives new meaning to the concept of
> > > > praxis. It will be of interest to everyone
> > > concerned
> > > > with making democracy work."
> > > >
> > > > STEVEN LUKES, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: "Flyvbjerg,
> > > > author of RATIONALITY AND POWER: DEMOCRACY IN
> > > > PRACTICE, an innovative, fine-grained and
> > > > civically-engaged study of local power in
> Denmark,
> > > > here reflects, in accessible and pleasurable
> > > prose,
> > > > on large, challenging questions: What,
> > > > fundamentally, makes social science different
> from
> > > > natural science? Why is it relatively so poor
> in
> > > > producing cumulative and predictive theories?
> What
> > > > kinds of knowledge should it seek and with
> what
> > > > methods? His answers, drawing on Nietzsche,
> > > > Foucault, Bourdieu and others, are worth the
> close
> > > > attention of those predisposed to reject them
> out
> > > of
> > > > hand."
> > > >
> > > > There's more information about the book at
> > > > www.us.cambridge.org and www.uk.cambridge.org.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> __________________________________________________
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at
> great
> > > prices
> > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great
> prices
> > http://auctions.yahoo.com/
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices
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