From sj-approval@world.std.com Mon Apr 23 08:00:14 2001 Received: from sgi04-e.std.COM (sgi04-e.std.com [199.172.62.134]) by world.std.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA29258 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:00:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from europe.std.com (europe.std.com [199.172.62.20]) by sgi04-e.std.COM (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA12027403 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:00:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by europe.std.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id HAA27646 for sj-outgoing; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:58:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sgi04-e.std.COM (sgi04-e.std.com [199.172.62.134]) by europe.std.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA27144 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:52:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from world.std.com (world-f.std.com [199.172.62.5]) by sgi04-e.std.COM (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA12100650 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:52:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sgi04-e.std.COM (sgi04-e.std.com [199.172.62.134]) by world.std.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA25873 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:52:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from i4.auc.dk ([130.225.61.5]) by sgi04-e.std.COM (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA12028176 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:52:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 0087-ms ([130.225.61.238]) by i4.auc.dk (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id NAA10267 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:52:27 +0200 (MEST) From: "Bent Flyvbjerg" To: Subject: MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:55:58 +0200 Message-ID: <012401c0cbec$5c1c68e0$ee3de182@0087-ms.i4.auc.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0125_01C0CBFD.1FA538E0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2377.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 Sender: sj-approval@world.std.com Precedence: list Reply-To: sj@europe.std.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0125_01C0CBFD.1FA538E0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues,=20 With this note I would like to let you know that my new book MAKING = SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER: WHY SOCIAL INQUIRY FAILS AND HOW IT CAN SUCCEED = AGAIN has just been published by Cambridge University Press. The book is = being published as a CUP textbook. I include the following for your = information:=20 - The Table of Contents=20 - The book's back cover text.=20 I hope this is useful. Please feel free to forward this message to any = relevant person or listserv.=20 If this mail is of no interest to you, I am sorry and apologize for the = inconvenience. Also apologies for any cross posting.=20 Best wishes,=20 Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor=20 Aalborg University, Dept. of Development and Planning=20 9220 Aalborg, Denmark=20 email: flyvbjerg@i4.auc.dk=20 =20 CONTENTS: MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER=20 Acknowledgments=20 1. The Science Wars: A Way Out=20 PART ONE: WHY SOCIAL SCIENCE HAS FAILED AS SCIENCE=20 2. Rationality, Body, and Intuition in Human Learning=20 3. Is Theory Possible in Social Science?=20 4. Context Counts=20 PART TWO: HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE CAN MATTER AGAIN=20 5. Values in Social and Political Inquiry=20 6. The Power of Example=20 7. The Significance of Conflict and Power to Social Science=20 8. Empowering Aristotle=20 9. Methodological Guidelines for a Reformed Social Science=20 10. Examples and Illustrations: Narratives of Value and Power=20 11. Social Science That Matters=20 Notes=20 Index=20 =20 FROM THE BACK COVER OF MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER=20 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.=20 PIERRE BOURDIEU, COLLEGE DE FRANCE: "This is social science that = matters."=20 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."=20 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."=20 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."=20 There's more information about the book at www.us.cambridge.org and = www.uk.cambridge.org.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0125_01C0CBFD.1FA538E0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues,=20

With this note I would like to let you know that my new book MAKING = SOCIAL=20 SCIENCE MATTER: WHY SOCIAL INQUIRY FAILS AND HOW IT CAN SUCCEED AGAIN = has just=20 been published by Cambridge University Press. The book is being = published as a=20 CUP textbook. I include the following for your information:=20

- The Table of Contents
- The book's back cover text.=20

I hope this is useful. Please feel free to forward this message to = any=20 relevant person or listserv.=20

If this mail is of no interest to you, I am sorry and apologize for = the=20 inconvenience. Also apologies for any cross posting.=20

Best wishes,=20

Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor
Aalborg University, Dept. of = Development and=20 Planning
9220 Aalborg, Denmark
email: flyvbjerg@i4.auc.dk
 =20

CONTENTS: MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER
Acknowledgments=20
1.     The Science Wars: A Way Out
PART ONE: = WHY=20 SOCIAL SCIENCE HAS FAILED AS SCIENCE
2.     = Rationality,=20 Body, and Intuition in Human Learning
3.     Is = Theory=20 Possible in Social Science?
4.     Context = Counts=20
PART TWO: HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE CAN MATTER AGAIN =
5.    =20 Values in Social and Political Inquiry
6.     = The Power=20 of Example
7.     The Significance of Conflict = and Power=20 to Social Science
8.     Empowering Aristotle=20
9.     Methodological Guidelines for a Reformed = Social=20 Science
10.    Examples and Illustrations: Narratives = of=20 Value and Power
11.    Social Science That Matters =
Notes=20
Index
 =20

FROM THE BACK COVER OF MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER
MAKING = SOCIAL=20 SCIENCE MATTER presents an exciting new approach to the social and = behavioral=20 sciences. Instead of trying to emulate the natural sciences and create a = kind of=20 general theory, Bent Flyvbjerg argues that the strength of the social = sciences=20 lies in their rich, reflexive analysis of values and power--so essential = to the=20 social and economic development of society. Moving beyond the purely = analytic or=20 technical, Flyvbjerg compares the theoretical study of human activity = with=20 real-world situations and demonstrates how the social sciences can = become=20 relevant again in the modern world. Powerfully argued, with clear = methodological=20 guidelines and practical examples, MAKING SOCIAL SCIENCE MATTER opens up = a new=20 future for the social sciences, freed from an inappropriate and = misleading=20 comparison with the natural sciences. Its empowering message will make = it=20 required reading for students and academics across the social and = behavioral=20 sciences.=20

PIERRE BOURDIEU, COLLEGE DE FRANCE: "This is social science = that=20 matters."=20

ROBERT N. BELLAH, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY: "This = is a=20 book I have been waiting for for a long time.  It opens up entirely = new=20 perspectives for social science by showing us that abandoning the = aspiration to=20 be like natural science is the beginning of wisdom about what we can and = ought=20 to be doing instead. It is a landmark book that deserves the widest = possible=20 reading and discussion."=20

ED SOJA, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH, UCLA: = "This=20 brilliant contextualization of social inquiry, hinging on both Aristotle = and=20 Foucault, gives new meaning to the concept of praxis. It will be of = interest to=20 everyone concerned with making democracy work."=20

STEVEN LUKES, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: "Flyvbjerg, author of = RATIONALITY=20 AND POWER: DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE, an innovative, fine-grained and=20 civically-engaged study of local power in Denmark, here reflects, in = accessible=20 and pleasurable prose, on large, challenging questions: What, = fundamentally,=20 makes social science different from natural science? Why is it = relatively so=20 poor in producing cumulative and predictive theories? What kinds of = knowledge=20 should it seek and with what methods? His answers, drawing on Nietzsche, = Foucault, Bourdieu and others, are worth the close attention of those=20 predisposed to reject them out of hand."=20

There's more information about the book at www.us.cambridge.org and www.uk.cambridge.org. =

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