Book Review : The arrest of sociology

Peter BAEHR

doi:10.1177/0268580920906678

Book Review : The arrest of sociology

Peter BAEHR

Lingnan University

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Colin Campbell, Has Sociology Progressed? Reflections of an Accidental Academic, Palgrave
Macmillan: Cham, 2019; xviii + 134 pp.: ISBN 9783030199777, £44.99 (hbk)

A new book from Colin Campbell, the distinguished British sociologist, asks a disquieting question:
Has sociology progressed? Campbell concludes that our discipline has made little progress in the past half-century. This essay describes what Campbell means by progress, and the factors that,
on his account, impede it. The discussion focuses on one such obstacle: the politicization of the university. The older current of ideological advocacy, that Campbell highlights, is today bolstered
by a newer development: ideological policing. This is a posture that attacks free expression and viewpoint diversity. The fate of sociology hinges on colleagues grasping the dangers of such
policing and finding ways to check it. Remedial measures are suggested.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-137
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Sociology
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580920906678
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020

Keywords

Ideological advocacy
ideological policing
progress
research
scholarship
sociology
the university

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