Public sociology, Marxism, and Marx

Bibliographic Data

ID20034418
AuthorsPaul Paolucci, Paul B Paolucci (corresponding author)
Year2008
Pages353-382
Publication date2008-07-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueNo Social Science Without Critical Theory (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherEmerald (MCB UP ) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0278-1204(08)00012-1
OpenAlexW2489488391
ISBN9780762314836
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

The prospect of public sociology is beginning to be widely discussed and debated. Critics put forth several reasons for skepticism, one of which is that the program of public sociology, under the leadership of Michael Burawoy, will infect sociology with a Marxist drift. This paper examines whether this drift in fact comports with Marx's ideas on the relationship between scientific knowledge, the role of intellectuals in the class struggle, and the type of political action he advocated. It finds that critics are fundamentally mistaken about the extent to which Marx's ideas are expressed in public sociology's program

Economic sociology · Economics · Epistemology · Historical sociology · Marxist philosophy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public sociology · Skepticism · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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