An overview of the institutionalization process of social sciences in Mexico

Bibliographic Data

ID3064630
AuthorsJosė Luis Reyna ([email protected], corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume44
Issue2-3
Pages411-472
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science Information (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0539018405053294
OpenAlexW2013127003
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited4

The article deals with the institutionalization of Mexican social sciences. The central hypothesis is that the state and the social sciences have always been related. Sometimes the link has been strong, at other times weaker, but it has never been absent. Mexico has had a relatively well-defined social policy of support for scientific activities. The most important institutions are sheltered by the state, at least in terms of budget. For this reason, the starting point of the institutionalization process in Mexico can be traced to the end of 1920s. Since then, strong institutions have been built. Without mentioning those dedicated to "hard research", social science institutions have been important in discovering our past and understanding our present. The present study covers a period of 80 years, although the emphasis is on the period after 1939, the year in which the Social Sciences Research Institute of the National University (ISSUNAM) was founded

Institutionalisation · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Law · Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America

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