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Category Archives: Book Reviews
May 12 2013
Book Review: Humanity 2.0: What it Means to be Human Past, Present and Future
1 CommentSocial thinkers in all fields are faced with one unavoidable question: what does it mean to be ‘human’ in the 21st century? As definitions between what is ‘animal’ and what is ‘human’ break down, and as emerging technologies such as … Continue reading
Posted by: May 12, 2013
May 5 2013
Book Review: Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think
Leave a commentIn Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think, two of the world’s most-respected data experts reveal the reality of a big data world and outline clear and actionable steps that will equip the reader with the … Continue reading
Posted by: May 5, 2013
Tagged with: Big data
Apr 28 2013
Book Review: The Clash of Economic Ideas: The Great Policy Debates and Experiments of the Last Hundred Years
Comments OffThe Clash of Economic Ideas interweaves the economic history of the last hundred years with the history of economic doctrines to understand how contrasting economic ideas have originated and developed over time to take their present forms. It aims to trace … Continue reading
Posted by: April 28, 2013
Apr 21 2013
Book Review: Presumed Incompetent: the Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia
1 CommentIn Presumed Incompetent, through personal narratives and qualitative empirical studies, over 40 authors expose the daunting challenges faced by academic women of colour as they navigate the often hostile terrain of higher education, including hiring, promotion, tenure, and relations with students, colleagues, and … Continue reading
Posted by: April 21, 2013
Apr 14 2013
Book Review: “Raw Data” is an Oxymoron
2 CommentsWe live in the era of Big Data, with storage and transmission capacity measured not just in terabytes but in petabytes. Data collection is constant and even insidious, with every click and every “like” stored somewhere for something. This edited … Continue reading
Posted by: April 14, 2013
Apr 7 2013
Book Review: Lives in Science: How Institutions Affect Academic Careers
1 CommentWhat can we learn when we study people across the course of their professional lives? Joseph C. Hermanowicz asks this question specifically about scientists, and in Lives in Science he tracks fifty-five physicists through different stages of their careers at a variety of universities across … Continue reading
Posted by: April 7, 2013
Tagged with: sociology
Apr 1 2013
Book Review: The Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis
1 CommentThe second edition of the Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis presents both a theoretical and practical approach to conducting social science research on, for, and about women. Emma Smith believes the Handbook effectively highlights the connection between feminist research and social change by … Continue reading
Posted by: April 1, 2013
Tagged with: feminism, methods
Mar 24 2013
Book Review: Can Peace Research Make Peace? Lessons in Academic Diplomacy
Comments OffThis book considers the opportunities that peace research and the teaching of conflict resolution can offer academic diplomacy. Aiming to offer a comprehensive analysis of the conflict in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, it also launches a new theoretical approach, neo-pragmatism, and … Continue reading
Posted by: March 24, 2013
Mar 17 2013
Book Review: Life After New Media: Mediation as a Vital Process
Comments OffIn Life after New Media, Sarah Kember and Joanna Zylinska make a case for a significant shift in our understanding of new media. They argue that we should move beyond our fascination with objects such as smart phones to an examination of the interlocking technical, … Continue reading
Posted by: March 17, 2013
Mar 10 2013
Book Review: Understanding Policy Change: How to Apply Political Economy Concepts in Practice
Comments OffUnderstanding Policy Change aims to provide readers with the full range of political economy tools and concepts necessary to understand, analyse and integrate how political and social factors may influence the success or failure of policy goals. Case studies and practical exercises … Continue reading
Posted by: March 10, 2013
