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Partisan, scholarly and active: arguments for an organic public sociology of work

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  • Paul Brook

    (University of Leicester, UK)

  • Ralph Darlington

    (University of Salford, UK)

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Despite a thriving tradition of critical scholarship in United Kingdom-based sociology of work, Burawoy’s call for a partisan organic public sociology that is part of ‘a social movement beyond the academy’ and Bourdieu’s plea for committed scholarship in the service of the social movement against neo-liberalism have received scant attention. This article seeks to stimulate debate by presenting a framework for a left-radical organic public sociology of work based on Gramsci’s concept of the connected organic intellectual rather than Bourdieu’s expert committed scholar. The latter, it is argued, is ultimately incompatible with activist partisan scholarship based on democratized relations between researchers and researched. Participatory action research is offered as a methodological orientation that underpins and enables organic scholars of work to engage actively with the marginalized and labour in the co-creation of knowledge that aids their struggles for change.

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  • Paul Brook & Ralph Darlington, 2013. "Partisan, scholarly and active: arguments for an organic public sociology of work," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 27(2), pages 232-243, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:27:y:2013:i:2:p:232-243
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    1. Paul Edwards, 2015. "Industrial relations, critical social science and reform: I, principles of engagement," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(3), pages 173-186, May.
    2. Paul Edwards, 2015. "Critical social science and emancipation: II, development and application," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(4), pages 275-292, July.

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