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RESEARCHING GENDER
Christina Hughes, University of Warwick
Researching Gender is an authoritative four-volume reference collection in the field of feminist methodologies.
International and interdisciplinary in scope, the collection draws on perspectives across the social sciences and
humanities. The full range of feminist political, ethical and epistemological approaches to methodology from the
second wave through to contemporary concerns is included. An introductory essay to each volume provides a guide
to the development of this field and its future directions. These will define key concepts, summarize debates and
introduce major themes and "turns."
HARDCOVER: $1000.00 • ISBN: 978-1-4462-4874-4 • ©2013 • 1592 PAGES •
THE IMPACT OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: How Academics and their Research
Make a Difference
Patrick Dunleavy, London School of Economics and Political Science • Simon Bastow, London School of
Economics • Jane Tinkler, London School of Economics
Foreword by Ken Prewitt, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
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In the modern globalized world, some estimates suggest that around 40 million people now work in jobs that 'translate'
or mediate advances in social science research for use in business, government and public agencies, health care
systems, and civil society organizations. Many large corporations and organizations across these sectors in the United
States are increasingly prioritizing access to social science knowledge. Yet the impacts of university social science
continue to be fiercely disputed. This key study demonstrates the essential role of university social science in the
'human-dominated' and 'human-influenced' systems now central to our civilization. It focuses empirically on Britain, the
second most influential country for social science research after the US. Using in-depth research the authors show how
the growth of a services economy, and the success of previous scientific interventions, mean that key areas of advance
for corporations, public policy-makers and citizens alike now depend on our ability to understand our complex societies
and economies. This is a landmark study in the evidence-based analysis of social science impacts.
CONTENTS The social sciences - impacts in search of a model / PART I: HOW ACADEMICS ACHIEVE IMPACT / Social science research and
channels of impact (with Joan Wilson) / Modelling the determinants of external social science impacts (with Joan Wilson) / PART II: THE DEMAND
FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH / Business and commercial firms (with Rebecca Mann) / Government and public policy making / Civil society
organizations and public engagement (with Raphaelle Bisiaux) / PART III: THE IMPACTS INTERFACE AND PATTERNS OF INTERACTION / Modelling the
dynamics of impact across different sectors / Narratives of impact and supporting case studies / PART IV: NEW DIRECTIONS / The governance of
impact in higher education institutions / Digital scholarship and impact / Conclusions: Intellectuals, Impacts, and Civilisation
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THE NETWORK SOCIETY THIRD EDITION
Jan van Dijk, University of Twente, Netherlands
The Network Society is now more than ever the essential guide to the past, consequences and future of digital
communication. Fully revised, this Third Edition covers crucial new issues and updates such as: the long history of
social media and Web 2.0: why it's not as new as we think; digital youth culture as a foreshadow of future new media
use; the struggle for control of the internet among Microsoft, Google, Apple and Facebook; the contribution of media
networks to the current financial crisis; and more.
CONTENTS 1. Introduction/ 2. Networks: The Nervous System of Society / 3. Technology / 4. Economy / 5. Politics and Power / 6. Law / 7. Social
Structure / 8. Culture / 9. Psychology / 10. Conclusions and Policy Perspectives
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