Why Sociology Does Not Need to Be Saved: Analytic Reflections on Public Sociologies*

This chapter outlines the basic critique of public sociologies developed by mainstream and radical sociologists, with a particular focus on the perspective developed in the "save sociology" website. It discusses the problem with the use of the notion of reflexivity in Michael Burawoy's model, the ambiguities of what he means by "critical sociology", and the need to develop a model that will work for both comparative researches on various …