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Sociology Has Two Possible Futures
The first, and still more likely, is that we will split into two scientific disciplines, in a way similar to what happened in the last century with, for example, philosophy and psychology. This is a long evolutionary process that has already been underway for three, perhaps four decades. One of these new disciplines focuses on…
ERC winning recipe in SSH fields
After 2019 ERC grant results were published, there was quite a bit discussion in Finland about the reasons for the poor success of Finns in this year call is SSH fields. Based on my Twitter feed, there were similar discussions going on in other countries (at least Ireland and Sweden), and probably elsewhere; few countries…
Kymmenen kirjaa sosiologiaa
Roope Uusitalo kysyi Facebookin Eriarvoisuusvarastossa: “Mitähän taloustieteilijän pitäisi lukea, jos haluaisi olla kärryillä myös viimeisten 50 vuoden aikana tehdystä sosiologisesta tutkimuksesta?” Pari päivää meni miettiessä, mutta alla mielestäni onnistunut listani, joka myös stratifikaatio/eriarvoisuustutkimuksesta kiinnostuneen sosiologin kannattaa kahlata läpi (vaikka kaikki ei ihan siihen kategoriaan sosiologiaa uppoakaan): Bourdieu, Pierre. 1986. Distinction: A Social Critique of the…
Jani Erola 