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The Production Of Knowledge In Applied Sociology, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
The Production Of Knowledge In Applied Sociology, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
This paper examines knowledge resulting from applied sociology, namely from sociological research oriented towards resolving practical problems rather than providing new contributions to our understanding of social phenomena. Departing from James Coleman’s analytical distinction between ‘the world of discipline’ and ‘the world of action’, I draw a conceptual framework which depicts the main dimensions of typical organizational arrangements for doing basic and applied sociological work. Secondly, I analyze applied sociology as a set of social and political conditions where research is produced. These conditions usually give rise to descriptions and, on occasions, to empirical generalizations, whereas results contrasting important theoretical …
La Encuesta Como Tecnología Social, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Rafaela Sotomayor-Lozano
La Encuesta Como Tecnología Social, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Rafaela Sotomayor-Lozano
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Este artículo realiza un análisis de las encuestas sociales entendidas como tecnología social. Las encuestas no son exactamente una ciencia. Son tecnologías que aúnan un conjunto de conocimientos procedentes de varias disciplinas con un objetivo práctico. Para ello se requieren formas organizativas que articulan recursos materiales y humanos para producir un resultado aceptable en un periodo de tiempo y con unos recursos limitados. Desde este punto de vista, el artículo se divide en dos partes. La primera parte se ocupa de la necesidad de combinar adecuadamente varios tipos de conocimientos para obtener resultados de calidad en las encuestas. Se tratan …
Organizational And Functional Dilemmas In Large Public Research Centers: The Spanish National Research Council Csic, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Jesús Sebastián, Javier López-Facal, Enrique Tortosa-Martorell
Organizational And Functional Dilemmas In Large Public Research Centers: The Spanish National Research Council Csic, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas, Jesús Sebastián, Javier López-Facal, Enrique Tortosa-Martorell
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
What factors affect the organizational models of the large national public research centers? How does organizational change affect the nature of the scientific activities they perform? This article uses the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) to illustrate an institutional change process taking into account the tension that exists between the public status of research centers and the high level of independence of its scientific communities. The main purpose is to explain how changes in the CSIC’s internal power structure, along with the relationships with external funding and evaluation agencies, cause those research practices considered most legitimate to emerge and …
Sociología Del Conocimiento, De La Ciencia Y De La Tecnología En España, María Teresa González-De-La-Fe, Cristóbal Torres-Albero, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Sociología Del Conocimiento, De La Ciencia Y De La Tecnología En España, María Teresa González-De-La-Fe, Cristóbal Torres-Albero, Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
Manuel Fernández-Esquinas
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