The Politics of Social Science Research

Preface Notes on the Contributors PART I: TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF 'RACE', ETHNICITY AND NATION Sociology, the State and Social Change: Theoretical Considerations; P.Ratcliffe The Color Line and Sociology; D.Basu PART II: NON-EUROPEAN SOCIETIES: HISTORIES ROOTED IN SLAVERY, APARTHEID AND GENOCIDE Whatever Tomorrow Brings: African American Families and Government Policy; W.R.Allen The Racialisation of Social Scientific Research on South Africa; R.Taylor & M.Orkin Independence, Incorporation and Policy Research: An Australian Case Study; C.Inglis PART III: WESTERN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES: EX-COLONIAL POWERS 'Race' and Ethnicity Research in Britain: Key Ethical and Political Considerations; P.Ratcliffe A Dutch Treat? Ethnic Minorities Researchers, Their Rejection of Marxism and Their Political Nexus; J.Rath Is There a Belgian School of Ethnic and Migration Studies?; M.Martiniello & H.Bousetta PART IV: EASTERN EUROPE, SOCIALIST AND POST-SOCIALIST SOCIETIES Social Change and Sociological Research on the 'Nation' Issue in Yugoslavia; M.Davidovic The State and Social Science Research in Russia; V.L.Hesli & L.Kessel Index