1st Edition
The Routledge International Handbook of Public Sociology
This book brings together the work of public sociologists from across the globe to illuminate possibilities for the practice of public sociology and the potential for international exchange in the field. In addition to sections devoted to the history, theory, methodology and possible future of public sociology, it offers a series of concrete case studies of public sociology practice from experienced scholars and practitioners, addressing core themes including the role of students in public sociology, the production of knowledge by communities and the sharing of knowledge with a view to having an influence on policy. Presenting research that is truly global in scope, The Routledge International Handbook of Public Sociology provides readers with the opportunity to consider the possibilities that exist for international collaboration in their work and reflect on future directions. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in research with public impact.
Section I: Introduction – Brief History of "Public Sociology"
1. Framing Public Sociology – The American Lens
Leslie Hossfeld
Section II: Theoretical Frames
2. Going Public with Polanyi in the Era of Trump
Michael Burawoy
3. Toward A Critical Public Sociology
Joe Feagin
4. The Missing Chapter in Publications of Relevant Empirical Studies Concerning Public Sociology from Now On [with some Examples from the Israeli Experience]
Aaron Ellor
5. From Public Sociology to Collective Knowledge-Production
Youyenn Teo
Section III: Methodological Choices in Public Sociology6. Collaborating then Stepping Back: Doing Public Sociology through Participatory Action Research
Jennifer E. Cossyleon and Gina Spitz
7. Methodological Considerations in Doing Public Sociology in Undergraduate Courses
Jennifer Vanderminden and Julia Waity
8. Needs Assessment as Community Research Project
Augie Diana
9. Building Connections and Broadening Horizons through Interdisciplinary Public Sociology
Catherine Mobley
Section IV: Case Studies in Public Sociology
10. The Healthy Dearborn Coalition: An Interdisciplinary, Continuing Collaboration between University, Health, Government and Community in Southeast Michigan
Carmel E. Price, Paul Draus, Rose Wellman, Sara Gleicher, Hala Alazzawi, Kathleen Pepin, David Norwood, and Natalie R. Sampson
11. Social Construction of Public Sociology: A Case Study of Deliberative Democracy Engagement in Taiwan
Dung-sheng Chen
12. Serving as Ambassadors of Hope: A Case Study in Public Sociology as Community-Based Research and Engagement
Carrie Lee Smith and Mary Hendricks Glazier
13. Engaging in Public Sociology: The Philippine’ Case
Phoebe Zoe Maria U. Sanchez
14. Peasant Mobilizations in India: Intersecting Class, Ethnicity and Nationality Questions
Debal SinghaRoy
15. David vs. Goliath: Using Herbert Gans’ Model to Explain How a Campaign to Save Nine Lambs Became Public Sociology
Kimberly Ducey
Section V: Students as Knowledge Producers
16. ‘First Publics’ as Knowledge Producers: Integrating Students into Organic Public Sociology
Miriam Greenberg, Rebecca London, and Steve McKay
17. Following the Chicago School: Engaging College and University Students in a Public Sociology Gentrified Neighborhood Program
Leonard Steverson and Jennifer Melvin
18. The Virtue of Teaching Public Sociology in the Neo-liberal University
Michael Fallon and Martin Tolich
19. Centering Social Justice in Public Sociology: Lessons from the Undocumented Student Equity Project
Laura E. Enriquez and Martha Morales Hernandez
Section VI: Community as Knowledge Producer
20. The Everyday Sociological Imagination: Co-creating New Knowledge through Story and Radio
Amanda Lequieu
21. Lessons from the Field: Helping Victim-Services Community Organizations Produce Knowledge
Heather Parrot and Colby Valentine
22. Victims' Communities as Knowledge Producers in Transitional Justice Processes: The Case of Post-conflict Colombia
Camilo Tamayo Gomez
Section VII: Sharing Knowledge toward Public Impact
23. Everyday Public Sociology
Colby King, Angie Harris, Todd Schoepflin, Karen Sternheimer, and Jonathan Wynn
24. Public Sociology and Worker Education: The Story of the Global Labour University in South Africa
Michelle Williams and Edward Webster
Section VIII: Conclusion
25. Looking Toward the Future: Insights from International Perspectives on Public Sociology
Brooke Kelly
Biography
Leslie Hossfeld is Professor of Sociology and Dean of the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences at Clemson University, USA, and the co-editor of Food and Poverty: Food Insecurity and Food Sovereignty among America’s Poor.
E. Brooke Kelly is Professor of Sociology and Assistant Chair of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina Pembroke, USA, and the co-editor of Food and Poverty: Food Insecurity and Food Sovereignty among America’s Poor.
Cassius Hossfeld is completing graduate studies at Clemson University, USA.
