Exploring trends and challenges in sociological research

McKie, L.; Ryan, L.

doi:10.1177/0038038512452356

Exploring trends and challenges in sociological research

McKie, L.; Ryan, L.

Authors

L. McKie

L. Ryan

Abstract

This is the first e-special issue for the journal Sociology and its chosen focus is the article ‘The coming crisis of empirical sociology’ by Savage and Burrows (2007). This article challenged sociologists with a variety of questions about the role, relevance and methodological opportunities for sociological research in the 21st century. On publication it stoked the already charged debates on a public sociology (Burawoy, 2004), the role of publicly funded research (ESRC, 2009) and relevance of sociological research in an age of burgeoning social media (Brewer and Hunter, 2006). This e-special provides a reprise of these debates and explores relevant papers in Sociology, as well as alerting readers to recurring themes and new directions on the topic of methods and social research.

Citation

McKie, L., & Ryan, L. (2012). Exploring trends and challenges in sociological research. Sociology, 46(6), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038512452356

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Dec 1, 2012
Deposit Date	Sep 24, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Apr 28, 2014
Journal	Sociology
Print ISSN	0038-0385
Electronic ISSN	1469-8684
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	46
Issue	6
Pages	1-7
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038512452356
Keywords	Empirical sociology, Methodology, Public sociology, Savage and Burrows, Social media, Social research methods.

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