The chapter analyzes the evolution of the sociology of social policy, and the sociology of poverty in particular, through the theoretical lens offered by the public sociology debate. More specifically, the focus is on the delicate balance between the public dimension, as understood by Burawoy, and proximity to policy making. Indeed, the latter has strongly conditioned the development of social policy studies, leading to a narrowing of the discursive space

Public, policy or politicized sociology? Notes from the field of welfare and poverty research

sandro busso
2023-01-01

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The chapter analyzes the evolution of the sociology of social policy, and the sociology of poverty in particular, through the theoretical lens offered by the public sociology debate. More specifically, the focus is on the delicate balance between the public dimension, as understood by Burawoy, and proximity to policy making. Indeed, the latter has strongly conditioned the development of social policy studies, leading to a narrowing of the discursive space
2023
Research Handbook on Public Sociology
Edward Elgar Publishing
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264
978 1 80037 737 0
Public sociology, poverty studies, policy sociology, discursive space
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