Social Sciences: A Dying Fire

By Klber Ghimire and Kleber Ghimire

What are some of the most distinctive features of the crisis characterising the social sciences learning today? Can a crisis of this deep-rooted and extremely wide-ranging nature be delimitated to a few specific areas? Can the social sciences diverse dilemmas be reduced to the feature of crisis alone?
This book argues that the social sciences are in a deep state of crisis. Kl ber Ghimire analyzes how some of the basic problems began from the very inception: uncritical use of empiricism and experimentation methods emulating the natural sciences, internal fragmentation of knowledge along narrow disciplinary lines, and near-exclusive emphasis on the experience of industrial societies. As these difficulties persist, more recent evolutions have brought additional troubles. With a focus on Europe, North America and Asia, Kl ber Ghimire examines the effects of university reforms that give prominence to expertise-oriented research, economic rationality and occupational skill development, leading to a widespread marginalisation of the social and human studies.
The book ends with a call to reflect upon opening a new horizon for these fields of learning, especially by inventing a new era of social sciences pedagogy, leaving natural sciences for humanities and recognizing the value of culture as a crucial reservoir of social knowledge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1801170428
• ISBN13: 9781801170420
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"