Abstract
Mainstream scholars of IR favor policy-relevant research, that is the agenda to influence government policymakers by offering policy recommendations. In this article, I offer a different perspective by presenting alternative arguments about social scientists’ responsibility to influence. By drawing on themes of public sociology and critical sociology, security studies and public policy, I argue that the core of this responsibility is to seek to influence policy via engagement with the public rather than with policymakers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7-19 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Armed Forces and Society |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2020.
Keywords
- critical sociology
- deliberation
- democracy
- public policy
- public sociology