In the Tide of Complexity - Navigating Social Science Phenomena

Pasquale De Marco

Sinossi

In a world awash with data and information, social scientists are faced with a daunting challenge: how to make sense of the messy, complex, and often contradictory nature of social phenomena. Traditional research methods, with their emphasis on clarity, precision, and control, often struggle to capture the richness and fluidity of social life.

This book offers a bold new perspective on social science research, arguing that messiness is not a hindrance but rather an inherent and essential aspect of social reality. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, the book challenges the prevailing notion that social research should strive for objectivity, neutrality, and value-free inquiry. Instead, it embraces messiness as a source of insight and understanding, arguing that it is through engaging with the complexities and contradictions of social life that we can gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the human condition.

The book is divided into three parts. The first part explores the nature of complexity in social phenomena, examining the ways in which social interactions, relationships, and institutions are characterized by fluidity, ambiguity, and uncertainty. The second part delves into the political dimension of research methods, arguing that all methods are inherently political and that the choice of method is always a value-laden decision. The third part offers a vision for a new kind of social science research, one that embraces messiness and complexity as essential features of social life.

This book is essential reading for social scientists, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of social life. It is written in an engaging and accessible style, avoiding jargon and technical language. The book is structured in a way that allows readers to dip in and out of the chapters, making it an ideal resource for busy professionals and students.

This book is a call to arms for social scientists to rethink their assumptions about the nature of social reality and the methods used to study it. It is a call for a new kind of research that is more attuned to the complexities and contradictions of social life, a research that is more inclusive, more participatory, and more transformative.

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Disponibile da: 02/06/2025.

Lunghezza di stampa: 164 pagine.

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