No direction home
Without theory, we are lost
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22261241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Imbroscio (0000-0002-9660-0718, University of Louisville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-26 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogues in Urban Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2754-1258 • E-ISSN: 2754-1258 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/27541258251315126 |
| OpenAlex | W4406891230 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
This commentary offers a response to Robert Lake's ‘On resisting the seduction of theory’. Professor Lake is correct that theory seduces, distracts, and is, at times, perhaps even most often, misused and misguided – and much too detached from practice. I argue that theorization is nonetheless essential. It and it alone provides the necessary understanding of our unjust world that allows us the possibility of making it less so
Computer Science · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |