[Interpretationandmethods] missing abstract from previous collegial request

[Bob Press]

This was too long to fit in my request for suggested literature (and
appropriate journals) for the APSA paper I am writing for APSA 08.
Traditional analysis of social movements is usually based on looking at
structure, whereas the heart of a political social movement in an
authoritarian country lies in agency, in the initiatives of activists.
There is no 'data set' available to researchers doing archival studies that
can assess the strength of such movements, which often include lawyers,
clergy, students, journalists, and self-described individual activists.
Where there are organizations, they are often weak, under or non-funded, and
often forced to keep a low profile to survive.  A nearly invisible network
keeps many activists in contact with each other, ready to respond to each
other's aid if needed, consulting on strategies at other times. Regardless
of the obstacles, activists push ahead despite lack of so-called political
opportunities.  These 'field realities' require the researcher to interview
people in depth to detect the very existence of such a movement. The
findings are based on approximately six months of extensive interviews by
the author in Kenya in 2002 and Liberia in 2006 with human rights and
democracy activists plus archival materials. Thanks. 

Robert Press University of Southern Mississippi

 

 

Robert Press
Assistant Professor
University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Political Science,
  International Development, and
  International Affairs
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Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] Polanyi's Interpretive Method

 

 

 

Hi Larry!

Glad to hear from someone in the social science community who is familiar
with Polanyi.  Surprisingly, most Polanyi people are theologians.  I
recently delivered a paper on Polanyi's interpretive method at a Polanyi
Society meeting in Chicago.  I'm looking for the right journal to have it
reviewed for publication.  I prefer a friendly social science journal.  I
want more social scientists to know about Polanyi's work.  Anyone can read
or download the article, but its still in its pre-reviewed form.  Just go to
:
 
<http://www.missouriwestern.edu/orgs/polanyi/Loyola08/Loy08-conf-sch-6-2.htm
>
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/orgs/polanyi/Loyola08/Loy08-conf-sch-6-2.htm


Bill Kelleher



You wrote:
Larry Chappell
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:41 PM
To: interpretation and methods group
Subject: Re: [Interpretationandmethods] New List Member



I have read and admired Polanyi's work for many years. His importance for
work in the social sciences is not as widely recognized as it should be. The
notion of "tacit knowledge" is especially valuable for a theory of
interpretation. Many social scientists commit what Whitehead called "the
fallacy of the perfect dictionary" by assuming that all we know and
understand can be reduced to a series of comprehensive and perspicuous
propositions about political reality. Polanyi is a good counterpoint to that
fallacy.

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