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Notes on the Role of Social Sciences in Recent Public Discourse

Notes on the Role of Social Sciences in Recent Public Discourse. Risto Kunelius School of Social Sciences and Humanities.

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Notes on the Role of Social Sciences in Recent Public Discourse

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  1. Notes on the Role of Social Sciences in Recent Public Discourse Risto Kunelius School of Social Sciences and Humanities

  2. Usually, this science [statistics] is connected to boring and dry numbers with endless and complex tables. But in fact not many other fields of inquiry are as diverse and offer as much food for thought, not to mention that having more accurate facts about both the physical and mental situation in our fatherland is absolutely vital to anyone who loves his country”. (Snellman 1845). IMAGINING AND BUILDING THE NATION The (romantic) ideologist “ for sociology, the most central question concerns the functions and effects of sociological knowledge in society”.” Allardt & Littunen,1979.. PLANNING AND MANAGING THE WELFARE STATE The expert “Sociology is seen as an activity which analyses, deconstructs and breaks old, worn out models of thought about society. Sociologists are more cautious than before in presenting positive models, since they are aware of the dangers of the role of the ideologist.” Alasuutari 1988) DECONSTRUCTING THE SYSTEM, REPRESENTING THE DIVERSITY OF MEANINGS The (ironic) system critic

  3. EARLIER? NOW? Nation state > markets Global Markets > states Planning, expertize Competition, innovation, evolution • Nation building (1840 =>) • System reform (1950 =>) • ’Life-world protection & celebration’ (1980=>) • * National competition imperative • * System ’rationalization’ • Life-world creativity commodification success in comptetition? ? The ’people’/ nation

  4. Market (money) Academy (reputation) Science of ”excellence” Innovation science Evidence science Public science ? Civilsociety (representation) Policy networks (power/legitimation)

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