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WEEK 1 - PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF POLICY PROBLEMS …
WEEK 1 - PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF POLICY PROBLEMS
BURAWOY
PROFESSIONAL SOCIOLOGY
methods + knowledge; enirchment of sociology as a scientific discipline
audience: other sociologists
cons: overly general/ingrown; retrenchment
POLICY SOCIOLOGY
for 'clients'
provide solutions for societal problems + legitimize solutions
PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY
dialogue between sociologists - public --» turning private issues into public ones
collaborate with journalism
CRITICAL SOCIOLOGY
academic sociologists
self-criticism of sociology
INSTRUMENTAL KNOWLEDGE: puzzle solving (extra acadmic: policy; academic: professional)
REFLEXIVE KNOWLEDGE: accessible knowledge to the wider public; dialogue about the ends rather than the means (extra academic: public; academic: critical)
DIVISION OF LABOUR OF SOCIOLOGY: 4 fields need to work tgt interdependently
HILGARTNER + BOSK
PUBLIC ARENAS MODEL
constructivist take on issues
RESOURCE MOBILISATION THEORY: entrepeneurs try to gai recognition for issues
scarce resource = attention for soc. problems
CARRYING CAPACITY: limited space for covering issues; leads to competition
PRINCIPLES OF SELECTION: certain factors affect what gets attention
novelty = if its new it gets new attention
saturation = if the proble is similar to previous ones
"survival of the fittest"
INSTITUTIONAL ARENAS: arenas (law, media) where the problems compete
GILBERT + HENRY
CRITIQUE of PUBLIC ARENA MODEL
only focuses on physical aspects of the problems
DEFINTIION STRUGGLES
those who are in power regain the control of the problem
LOGIC OF DISCRETION
discussing issues without revealing to the public (DISCREET SPACE: this is the space!!!!!)
CONFINEMENT/COMPROMISE LOGIC: compromises that cannot be reached publicly
LOGIC OF PUBLICITY: seeking broad support ; dichotomous to logic of discretion