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The Barricades and the Ivory Tower

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  • Stephen Pimpare

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JEL Classifications: A13, H11, H50, I30, J52, N32, Z13 Through the lens of four recent books, this article considers the obstacles faced by those who undertake engaged or activist scholarship in the social sciences, examining professional methodological, theoretical, historical, and rhetorical challenges.

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  • Stephen Pimpare, 2012. "The Barricades and the Ivory Tower," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 44(4), pages 504-511, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:44:y:2012:i:4:p:504-511
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    Keywords

    activism; applied research; praxis; social movements;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation
    • N32 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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