Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. Introduction 3
6. Debating the Normative Dimensions of Professional Sociology
7. Returning to the Classics 31
8. Public Sociology, Professional Sociology, and Democracy 53
9. Critical Reflections on the Possibility of Public Sociology
10. L’Ouverture des bouches 77
11. Precarious Publics 108
12. Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Teaching Public Sociology 132
13. Blurring the Line Between Policy and Public Sociology
14. Public Sociology and Research Ethics 153
15. Coral W. Topping, Pioneer Canadian Public Sociologist 175
16. Innovative Engagements in Public Scholarship
17. Social Media and e-Public Sociology 205
18. Public Ethnography as Public Engagement 225
19. Conclusion 246
20. Epilogue 252
21. Appendix 1 257
22. Appendix 2 263
23. Contributors 276
24. Index 280