Epistemic Governance: Social Change in the Modern World
About this ebook
Alasuutari and Qadir show how this epistemic governance works in three important arenas of social change: parliaments, which debate laws that constitute the bulk of reforms; international organizations that circulate global norms; and social movements and NGOs. Through their analysis, the authors’ detailed, innovative methodology for discourse analysis indicates the utility of epistemic governance as a new paradigm for research into global social change.
This book will be of use to students in upper level degree programs who want to design empirical research into social change as well as researchers in sociology, political science and public policy.
About the author
Pertti Alasuutari is Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences,Tampere University, Finland. He has published widely in the areas of social theory, cultural and media studies, and social research methodology.
Ali Qadir is Associate Professor of New Social Research, Tampere University, Finland. Qadir’s research centers on epistemic governance in modern world society and on religion in modernity. He has published widely in global and transnational sociology, and in sociology of religion.
