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链接：https://civicsociology.org/

这个civic的adj.，我也是第一次听说。。。

看了下介绍，原来是三个取向：

Problem-solving and professional practice

Local and regional issuesNormative and ethical reflection

因此，这种取向，继承的衣钵， 是最近一些年，被重新发现和称道的古典社会学家，比如Jane Addams (1860 – 1935), W.E.B. DuBois (1868 – 1963), Patrick Geddes (1854 – 1932)【苏格兰的城市规划师】

不过，有趣的是，这个编委会，用了布洛维的社会学四分法，认为自己是合四为一：

他们也举了一些当代关注：比如，英国社会学学科评估也看重“社会影响”指标了、后现代思潮之后我们要更关注重建而非解构了……

In the wake of the political upheavals in America, UK and elsewhere in 2016, several sociologists have argued that sociology needs to reconstruct itself to avoid various forms of systemic disciplinary neglect. For example, Michael McQuarriehas argued that political sociologists have exhibited a ‘Trump problem’ and continue to misrecognize the regional dynamics at work in the US election and Brexit;Philip Gorski has suggested sociologists of religion fail to recognize the variety of religious nationalism in the US and has called for a renewed ‘civic sociology’ in the era of Trump.Andrew Abbotthas suggested that the discipline needs a normative sub-field akin to political theory or jurisprudence to overcome the oversimplifications he observed as editor of the American Journal of Sociology from 2000 to 2016. Eric Lybeckhas drawn on Abbott’s work in the sociology of professions to highlight the lack of professional jurisdiction claimed by sociology, contributing to a fragmented body of disciplinary scholarship which is less relevant even during times when sociological understanding is most needed. This interest in the expertise and utility of sociological knowledge connects withMonica Prasad’s recent efforts to reorient historical sociology toward ‘problem-solving’, asking: ‘can historical sociology save the world?’

Similar shifts have been taking place for some time within social theory communities such as the on-going conversation within the International Social Theory Consortium (ISTC) since 2015. Recognizing the era of ‘deconstruction’ has run its course, increasing interest is being directed toward ‘reconstruction’ and theories of the future and its prospects. Rather than settling for a postmodern condition in which meaning, history and our sense of place are left in constant flux, sociologists can contribute to reconstruction of new means of orientation in our increasingly complex world. At the 2017 meeting of the ISTC, the civic sociology idea was introduced and received a welcome reception. Indeed, the idea has been well-received in many contexts, reflecting a latent desire amongst both sociologists and non-sociologists for the kinds of knowledge we are advocating herein.

One example, is within the UK context where ‘Impact’ is increasingly important in academic assessments. Civic sociology attends to this concern by proposing means of better integrating academic knowledge within local and regional communities. Early work in this direction suggests university administrators are especially keen for this integrative knowledge of society (and are willing to fund impact-related activities) as are local communities and municipal governments struggling to better understand our contemporary world. As an open-access journal, Civic Sociology further contributes to the expectation in the UK and elsewhere to remove barriers in order to make research accessible to as wide an audience as possible.

While the three focuses noted above emerged as the result of conversations with editors and contributors, what binds the range of collaborators together is a shared recognition that sociology needs to, in a sense, reset itself in the wake of 2016. This is important for academic reasons and also to ensure sociology remains relevant to a range of public, policy and professional audiences.

主编是做学科史/职业史研究的Eric Lybeck, University of Manchester, UK.

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