Public engagement and social science /

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Maile, Stella (Editor); Griffiths, David J. (Editor)
Published: Policy Press,
Publisher Address: Bristol ; Chicago, IL :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Item Description: " ... based upon a series of café shop talks entitled Social Science in the City that have been taking place in Bristol since 2010"--Page viii.
Carrier Form: x, 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781447306863 (hardback) :
1447306864
Index Number: HT133
CLC: C912.81-156.1
Call Number: C912.81-156.1/P976
Contents: Part one: The meaning of public engagement --
Café scientifique and the art of engaging publics /
Social Science in the City; reflections on public engagement /
Part two: Ppublic engagement in practice --
"Grab and go": some sociological musings on the 2011 "disturbances" /
1976--the moral necessity of austerity /
The Occupy movement /
"Brave new world": how will the government respond to the social care challenge of an ageing population? /
Road wars: contesting paradigms of road safety, public space and well-being /
Restorative justice, community action and public protection /
Chew 'em up or throw 'em up! Disorganised responses to interpersonal(ity) disorder and social disease /
Resilience /
Part three: Applying Social Science in the City and beyond --
Social science and severely troubled children--working in partnership, working in and on relationship /
The professional impace of Social Science and the City /
Sharing worlds: managing complex community relationships in challenging times /
Talking about personal experience and its relationship to social inequality across the generations /
Social research, community engagement and learning through partnerships: a collaborative project /
A student's reflections on engaging in social science --
Conclusions: Managing public engagement /