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The Challenge of Global Social Inquiry

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ID2642525
AuthorsJohn Holmwood (0000-0002-3440-3524, University of Birmingham, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume14
Issue4
Pages100-104
Publication date2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Research Online (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5153/sro.1993
OpenAlexW2111845365
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited28

Calls to provincialise sociology have been criticised as relativistic and self-contradictory. Utilising the arguments of Boaventura de Sousa Santos and Peter Winch, the present paper defends a provincialised sociology against these criticisms and argues that only a provincialised sociology can meet the challenge of global social inquiry

Epistemology · Historical sociology · Social research · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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Unique citing works14
Citations per year0,93
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14

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