By highlighting the role of the Public Sociologist and the international conception of human rights, this volume covers topics that are familiar to American soc

By highlighting the role of the Public Sociologist and the international conception of human rights, this volume covers topics that are familiar to American soc

Michael Burawoy has helped to reshape the theory and practice of sociology across the Western world. Public Sociology is his most thoroughgoing attempt to explo

Public Sociology features a wide-ranging discussion of the controversial model of a social science that reaches out to non-academic audiences, including both av

In 2004, Michael Burawoy challenged sociologists to move beyond the ivory tower and into the realm of activism, to engage in public discourses about what societ