3218 - Activist Research in Public Discourse and Policy

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

According to Michael Buroway, "As mirror and conscience of society, sociology must define, promote and inform public debate about deepening class and racial inequalities, new gender regimes, environmental degradation, market fundamentalism, state and non-state violence.” Though activist scholarship in the discipline has long preceded this statement, the past fifteen years has seen a reinvigoration of activist research as sociologists engage social justice causes that range from vegetarianism and food deserts to global warming and the promotion of peace.
The members of this panel bridge social justice activities with academic scholarship to create a more equitable and inclusive society. In the process they also demonstrate how sociology, politics and policy are inextricably linked.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Session

Session Organizer

• Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Houston

Presider

• Jose Zapata Calderon, Pitzer College

Individual Presentations

• Centering the Oppressed, the Exploited and the Dispossessed: Knowledge, Power and Transformation - Walda Katz-Fishman, Howard University; Jerome Scott, League of Revolutionaries for

• Liberation 101: What I’ve Learned (and How I Learned It) in the Struggle for Justice - Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College

• Combining Research, Teaching, and Organizing for Social Change - Jose Zapata Calderon, Pitzer College