Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Review

PDF

Journal

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Accomplishments Behind, Barriers Ahead: Doing Sociology Without Borders, Dave Overfelt Jan 2012

Accomplishments Behind, Barriers Ahead: Doing Sociology Without Borders, Dave Overfelt

Societies Without Borders

The mission of Societies Without Borders (SWB), to bring “scholars from different continents closer together by showing their different approaches of the same research materials”, creates a space for scholarship like none other. In this article I assess several approaches to doing a sociology without borders that have emerged from SWB, explore some of the remaining barriers to doing this sociology, and offer some ideas on how we might break down the borders that still impede our lives and sciences.