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| Autor/in | Gaventa, John |
|---|---|
| Titel | States, Societies, and Sociologists: Democratizing Knowledge from above and below |
| Quelle | In: Rural Sociology, 74 (2009) 1, S.30-36 (7 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0036-0112 |
| Schlagwörter | Social Change; Social Scientists; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Democracy; Participatory Research; Rural Sociology; Chile; Mexico; Philippines; South Africa |
| Abstract | In his presidential address, Jess Gilbert argues that big states, in alliance with social scientists, can work to democratize society. He points to two fascinating examples--the involvement of rural sociologists with local citizens for policy planning in the New Deal and similarly their role in the Farm Security Administration's Resettlement Communities Program. Both programs, though short-lived in administrative terms, created an enduring legacy of how sociologists might engage in the shaping of progressive and participatory policy, and what governments can do to aid bottom-up community development under certain conditions. Gilbert shows that these initiatives not only made change "at the time" but "over time" they continue to contribute to the democratic imagination about the possibilities of change. One hopes that as a new presidential administration comes into office in the United States, such historical lessons will foster similar initiatives and similar opportunities for sociologists and states to join forces for progressive social change. In this article, the author discusses the role of sociologists in bringing about democratic change. He also explores further the question of how change happens, by looking at some recent examples from outside the United States. Theses examples, as did those that Gilbert discusses from the U.S. New Deal, illustrate that state policy can make an important difference. (Contains 3 footnotes.) (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | Rural Sociological Society. 104 Gentry Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-7040. Tel: 573-882-9065; Fax: 573-882-1473; e-mail: ruralsoc@missouri.edu; Web site: http://www.ruralsociology.org |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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