November 26, 2010
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Traditional, big “S” Social theory seeks to account for the structure and dynamics of Society as a whole (Münch 1987; see also edited collections Bottomore and Nisbet 1978; Giddens and Turner 1987). Although such theory is a possible source of … Continue reading
November 24, 2010
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How in our current teaching would we address the proposition that race played a significant role in the electoral swing from ’08 to ’10? This prompt was given on Nov. 3 to a faculty discussion group on “Who gets to … Continue reading
November 21, 2010
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Although the goals of mapping workshops were not fully met in the initial experiments described in the previous post, lessons can be drawn for the more general project of helping researchers reflect on their situatedness and act self-consciously to change … Continue reading
November 20, 2010
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According to the perspective of heterogeneous construction, scientists mobilize a diversity of resources and, in so doing, engage with a range of social agents. Similarly, when interpreters of science delimit the relevant resources and agents, they also mobilize resources and … Continue reading
November 16, 2010
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The description of the building of the KFM [in the previous posts], although brief and partial, is sufficient to introduce six themes or propositions about the processes of making science and interpretation of those processes. These themes are put forward … Continue reading
November 15, 2010
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My analysis of the Kerang project begins with the modeling because that was the part that I, as a participant, observed most closely. I refer to myself in the third person as “the modeler” to express some distance between my … Continue reading
November 14, 2010
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The concept of heterogeneous construction applied to science highlights the ways that scientists mobilize a diversity of resources and, in so doing, engage with a range of social agents. This idea is illustrated in the next three posts. In this … Continue reading
November 10, 2010
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What if everything is already unruly complexity? 1st Answer (after defining and illustrating the concept): There’s a qualitative difference in analysis of causes & implications This leads to Question 2: … implications for whom? Answer to Q2: Researcher in dialogue … Continue reading
November 9, 2010
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What if I think that everything is already unruly complexity? What do I do? First, I need to define for whoever is reading what I mean by that term. Unruly complexity refers to situations that 1. consist of heterogeneous components … Continue reading
November 8, 2010
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A conversation that introduces critical thinking theme about environment, science, and society, namely: The analysis of causes and the implications of the analysis change qualitatively if uniform units are replaced by unequal units subject to further differentiation as a result … Continue reading