The Epistemology, Ethics and Politics of the Relationship between Social Research and Transformation

This text seeks to examine, from a panoramic perspective, the complex problems in the relation between research & social transformation, centering in three dimensions that allow to understand the diverse meaning that they can take: the epistemological, the ethical, & the political. In each c...

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Published in:Nómadas (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2002-10 (17), p.10-24
Main Authors: Cubides C, Humberto, Duran D, Armando
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Crosscultural Differences
Epistemology
Politics
Research Ethics
Social Change
Social Science Research
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Summary:This text seeks to examine, from a panoramic perspective, the complex problems in the relation between research & social transformation, centering in three dimensions that allow to understand the diverse meaning that they can take: the epistemological, the ethical, & the political. In each case, it makes explicit certain problematic in its approach, establishing the links with the other two dimensions. Finally, by introducing the discussion about "social change," it insists in the necessity to create alternatives to the conventional development of this topic from the acceptance of the cultural differences specific to our countries. In consequence, to overcome an irreflexive interventionism social researchers should compromise in the definition of a possible future for their regions. References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0121-7550