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The Politics of Social Science Research

Race, Ethnicity and Social Change

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Peter Ratcliffe

    1. University of Warwick, UK

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Part of the book series: Migration, Minorities and Citizenship (MMC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Towards a Sociology of the Sociology of ‘Race’, Ethnicity and Nation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Sociology, the State and Social Change: Theoretical Considerations

      • Peter Ratcliffe
      Pages 3-17

    3. The Colour Line and Sociology

      • Dipannita Basu
      Pages 18-40

  3. Non-European Societies: Histories Rooted in Slavery, Apartheid and Genocide

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. Whatever Tomorrow Brings: African-American Families and Government Social Policy

      • Walter R. Allen
      Pages 43-60

    3. The Racialization of Social Scientific Research on South Africa

      • Rupert Taylor, Mark Orkin
      Pages 61-84

    4. Independence, Incorporation and Policy Research: an Australian Case Study

      • Christine Inglis
      Pages 85-106

  4. Western European Societies: Ex-Colonial Powers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. ‘Race’ and Ethnicity Research in Britain: Key Ethical and Political Considerations

      • Peter Ratcliffe
      Pages 109-136

    3. Research on Immigrant Ethnic Minorities in the Netherlands

      • Jan Rath
      Pages 137-159

    4. Is There a Belgian School of Ethnic and Migration Studies?

      • Marco Martiniello, Hassan Bousetta
      Pages 160-176

  5. Eastern Europe: Socialist and Post-Socialist Societies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. Social Change and Sociological Research on the ‘Nation’ Issue in Yugoslavia

      • Milena Davidovic
      Pages 179-201

    3. The State and Social Science Research in Russia

      • Vicki L. Hesli, Brian L. Kessel
      Pages 202-238

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 239-252
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About this book

This book addresses some of the key questions facing contemporary social scientists. What is the point of our research? Who undertakes it? Does it have any impact on the social world it attempts to characterize: if so, what? It does so by focusing on international research on identity and inequality grounded in 'race' and ethnic difference. The contributors to the volume ask searching questions about the politics of research funding, the empowerment of minorities, and the prospects for meaningful change.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Warwick, UK

    Peter Ratcliffe

About the editor

WALTER R. ALLEN Professor of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles DIPANNITA BASU Assistant Professor of Sociology and Black Studies, Pitzer College, Claremont, USA HASSAN BOUSETTA Research Associate, Faculty of Political and Social Science, Katholieke Universiteit Brussels MILENA DAVIDOVIC Researcher, Institute of Social Sciences, Centre for Sociological Research, Belgrade VICKI L. HESLI Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Graduate CHRISTINE INGLIS Director, Multicultural Research Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Sydney BRIAN KESSEL Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Political Science, Western Illinois University MARCO MARTINIELLO Research Associate, National Fund for Scientific Research and Lecturer in Politics, University of Liège MARK ORKIN Head of Statistics South Africa PETER RATCLIFFE Reader in Sociology, University of Warwick JAN RATH Associate Professor, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, University of Amsterdam RUPERT TAYLOR Senior Lecturer in Political Studies, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

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