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"Soft" Area Studies versus "Hard" Social Science: A False Opposition
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Volume 66, Issue 1, p. 1-19
ISSN: 2325-7784
Much criticism of area studies has come from social scientists, some of whom consider area studies to be "soft," emphasizing description and culture, while social science is "hard," emphasizing mathematics, rigor, and replicability. Loren Graham, an area studies specialist, and Jean-Michel Kantor, a mathematician, maintain that this contrast is simplistic and undervalues area studies. They show that an area studies approach can help understand, not only society, but mathematics and quantitative approaches themselves. They use an area studies approach to help explain developments in set theory and relativity theory and call for a resurgence of area studies, for both intellectual and political reasons. At the same time, they do not undervalue social science, and celebrate its achievements. As they argue, a sophisticated understanding of social reality will require multiple approaches, including both social science and area studies.
"Soft" Area Studies versus "Hard" Social Science: A False Opposition
In: Slavic review: interdisciplinary quarterly of Russian, Eurasian and East European studies, Volume 66, Issue 1, p. 1-19
ISSN: 0037-6779
EXCHANGE - The Future of European Integration Studies: Social Science or Social Theory?
In: Millennium: journal of international studies, Volume 28, Issue 2, p. 371-392
ISSN: 0305-8298
Feminist challenges in the social sciences: gender studies in the Basque country
In: Current research series 2
"Collection of articles on academic feminism, gender relations and history in the Basque Country"--Provided by publisher