Introduction: What Is the Empirical?

Introduction: What Is the Empirical?

The article introduces the main focus of the contributions in this issue of the European Journal of Social Theory. Based on the recent changing relationship between the discipline of Sociology and the empirical the author evaluates how this change has been brought about by broader social, economic a...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of social theory 2009-02, Vol.12 (1), p.5-20
Hauptverfasser: Adkins, Lisa, Lury, Celia
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Academic Disciplines
Empirical research
Empiricism
Social Theories
Social theory
Sociology
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Zusammenfassung:The article introduces the main focus of the contributions in this issue of the European Journal of Social Theory. Based on the recent changing relationship between the discipline of Sociology and the empirical the author evaluates how this change has been brought about by broader social, economic and political shifts within the academic environment. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd., copyright 2009.]
ISSN:1368-4310
1461-7137
DOI:10.1177/1368431008099641