The 'Postmodern Turn' in the Social Sciences

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-230-57929-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 522 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 9044 g

Simon Susen examines the impact of the 'postmodern turn' on the contemporary social sciences. On the basis of an innovative five-dimensional approach, this study provides a systematic, comprehensive, and critical account of the legacy of the 'postmodern turn', notably in terms of its continuing relevance in the twenty-first century.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Susen, Simon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

"Introduction
1. From Modern to Postmodern Epistemology? The ''Relativist Turn''
2. From Modern to Postmodern Methodology? The ''Interpretive Turn''
3. From Modern to Postmodern Sociology? The ''Cultural Turn''
4. From Modern to Postmodern Historiography? The ''Contingent Turn''
5. From Modern to Postmodern Politics? The ''Autonomous Turn''
6. Critical Reflections on Postmodern Thought: Limitations of the ''Postmodern Turn''
Conclusion
"

Über Autor(innen)

Simon Susen is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at City University London, UK. He previously held lectureships at Birkbeck College (University of London), Newcastle University, and Goldsmiths College (University of London). He is an Associate Member of the Bauman Institute and, together with Bryan S. Turner, Editor of the Journal of Classical Sociology.