Sociology of Knowledge Books

New and Published Books

1. Knowledge and Innovation in Business and Industry

   The Importance of Using Others

   Edited by Håkan Håkansson, Alexandra Waluszewski

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   Provocative and reflective, this volume on the notion of knowledge and innovation in the business industry provides readers with a holistic approach to the subject of ‘knowledge’. Structuring their arguments around four case studies of innovation within four entirely different contexts, Håkansson...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Knowledge, Ideology & Discourse (Routledge Revivals)

   A Sociological Perspective

   By Tim Dant

   This student textbook, originally published in 1991, tackles the traditional problems of the sociology of knowledge from a new perspective. Drawing on recent developments in social theory, Tim Dant explores crucial questions such as the roles of power and knowledge, the status of rational knowledge...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Quest for Jewish Assimilation in Modern Social Science

   By Amos Morris-Reich

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   The transformation of the human sciences into the social sciences in the third part of the 19th century was closely related to attempts to develop and implement methods for dealing with social tensions and the rationalization of society. This book studies the connections between academic...

   Published March 12th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Philosophy of MetaReality

   Creativity, Love and Freedom

   By Roy Bhaskar

   Series: Classical Texts in Critical Realism

   The Philosophy of MetaReality: Creativity, Love and Freedom is the third of three books elaborating Roy Bhaskar’s philosophy of metaReality, which appeared in rapid succession in 2002. A big, rich book teaming with ideas, The Philosophy of MetaReality is undoubtedly the magnum opus of Bhaskar’s...

   Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge
5. Critical Realism and Composition Theory

   By Donald Judd

   Series: Routledge Studies in Critical Realism

   The field of composition theory has emerged as part of the intellectual turmoil and set of pedagogical debates which have beset higher education for the last four decades and is now revolutionizing the theory and praxis of higher education. This volume examines three of the dominant pedagogical...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
6. Why Knowledge Matters in Curriculum

   A Social Realist Argument

   By Leesa Wheelahan

   Series: New Studies in Critical Realism and Education

   What should we teach in our schools and vocational education and higher education institutions? Is theoretical knowledge still important? This book argues that providing students with access to knowledge should be the raison d’être of education. Its premise is that access to knowledge is an issue...

   Published January 9th 2012 by Routledge
7. Neoliberalism and the Global Restructuring of Knowledge and Education

   By Steven C. Ward

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   This book examines the influence of neoliberal ideas and practices on the way knowledge has been conceptualized, produced, and disseminated over the last few decades at different levels of public education and in various national contexts around the world....

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
8. Emergent Writing Methodologies in Feminist Studies

   Edited by Mona Livholts

   Series: Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality

   Contemporary challenges for seeking new knowledge in feminist studies are intimately intertwined with methodological renewal that promotes justice and equality in changing global contexts. Written by some of the leading scholars in their fields, this edited collection focuses on the emergence of...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
9. From Science to Emancipation

   Alienation and the Actuality of Enlightenment

   By Roy Bhaskar

   Series: Classical Texts in Critical Realism

   From Science to Emancipation: Alienation and the Actuality of Enlightenment is the second of three books elaborating Roy Bhaskar’s new philosophy of metaReality, which appeared in rapid succession in 2002. With a new introduction from Mervyn Hartwig, this book contains some of the original...

   Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
10. Science and Technology Studies

    Edited by Michael Lynch

    Series: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences

    Science and Technology Studies has attained a strong international profile in recent decades. Science Studies incorporates work in the History and Philosophy of Science, but emphasizes the social, cultural, and political implications of developments in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering...

    Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge