Researching the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Blueprint for the Social Sciences
By Daniel Briggs, Anthony Ellis, Anthony Lloyd and Luke Telford
Published
Jul 16, 2021Page count
120 pagesISBN
978-1447362302Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Jul 16, 2021Page count
120 pagesISBN
978-1447362302Imprint
Policy Press
Researching the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Blueprint for the Social Sciences
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In challenging social science’s established orthodoxies, this first in a series of books is a call for its disciplines to embrace new theoretical paradigms and research methods to better understand the reality of life in a post-COVID world.
By offering a detailed insight into the harmful effects of neoliberalism before the pandemic, as well as the intervallic period the world is currently living through, the authors show how it is more important than ever for social science to evolve and take a leading role in contextualising the biggest crisis of the 21st century.
This is a critical blueprint for ongoing debates about the COVID-19 pandemic and alternative modes of research.
Daniel Briggs is Professor in Criminology at the Universidad Europea.
Anthony Ellis is Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Salford.
Anthony Lloyd is Reader in Criminology and Sociology at Teesside University.
Luke Telford is Lecturer in Criminology at Staffordshire University.
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