Michael Burawoy - Public Sociology

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2 Epigraph Epigraph Man would not have attained the possible unless time and again he had reached out for the impossible. —Max Weber What do they know of sociology, who only sociology know? —Adapted from C. L. R. James and Rudyard Kipling For all the students who have taught me so much.

3 Title Page Public Sociology Between Utopia and Anti-Utopia Michael Burawoy polity

4 Copyright Page Copyright Page Copyright © Michael Burawoy 2021 The right of Michael Burawoy to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2021 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300 Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-1914-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-1915-6(pb) A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Title: Public sociology : between utopia and anti-utopia / Michael Burawoy. Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Why sociology matters, how sociologists can help the people they study and how it can help us to deal with the crises of the 21st century”-- Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2021006108 (print) | LCCN 2021006109 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509519149 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509519156 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509519187 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Sociology. Classification: LCC HM435 .B87 2021 (print) | LCC HM435 (ebook) | DDC 301--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021006108 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021006109 by Fakenham Prepress Solutions, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8NL The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com

5 Tables Tables 2.1 The Division of Sociological Labor 5.1 The Progress of Zambianization 10.1 The Dimensions of Racial Domination under Racial Capitalism

6 Preface

7 Introduction: The Promise of Sociology Note

8 Part One: Theory and Practice

9 1. Theory: Utopia and Anti-Utopia The Canon That Was Reconstructing the Canon

10 2. Practice: The (Di)vision of Sociological Labor From Professional Sociology to Public Sociology From Policy Sociology to Critical Sociology Defining Four Sociologies Competition in the National and Global Arenas Sociology’s Standpoint: Civil Society

11 Part Two: Policy Sociology

12 3. The Language Question in University Education

13 4. Job Evaluation in a Racial Order

14 Part Three: Public Sociology

15 5. The Color of Class

16 6. Student Rebellion

17 Part Four: Critical Sociology

18 7. Race, Class, and Colonialism

19 8. Migrant Labor and the State Note

20 9. Manufacturing Consent

21 10. Racial Capitalism Note

22 Part Five: Professional Sociology

23 11. Advancing a Research Program

24 12. Painting Socialism

25 13. The Great Involution

26 Part Six: Real Utopias

27 14. Third-Wave Marketization Notes

28 15. Whither the Public University? Unmaking the Public University Fiscal Crisis Governance Crisis Identity Crisis Legitimation Crisis The Future Note

29 16. Living Theory Notes

30 Conclusion: Biography Meets History

31 References

32 Index

33 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 2 Table 2.1:The Division of Sociological Labor

2 Chapter 5 Table 5.1:The Progress of Zambianization

3 Chapter 10 Table 10.1:The Dimensions of Racial Domination under Racial Capitalism

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